Transformer-coupled cascode stage for mm-wave power amplifiers in sub-μm CMOS technology

Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 449-453

  Giammello, Vittorio ^a   Ragonese, Egidio ^a   Palmisano, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; Inductors; Millimeter wave amplifiers; Power amplifiers; Transformers; V band

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIER TOPOLOGY; CASCODE; CMOS POWER AMPLIFIERS; CMOS TECHNOLOGY; INDUCTORS; LARGE-SIGNAL PERFORMANCE; MILLIMETER-WAVE AMPLIFIERS; MM-WAVE OPERATIONS; OPERATING FREQUENCY; POWER GAINS; SATURATED OUTPUT POWER; SMALL SIGNAL; SUPPLY VOLTAGES; TRADE OFF; TRANSFORMERS; V-BAND;

ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; LUMPED PARAMETER NETWORKS; MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES; MILLIMETER WAVES; POWER AMPLIFIERS; POWER TRANSFORMERS; WAVE POWER;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 79952186098     PISSN: 09251030     EISSN: 15731979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10470-010-9574-5     Document Type: Article

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