A 60-GHz Outphasing Transmitter in 40-nm CMOS

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3172-3183

  Zhao, Dixian ^a   Kulkarni, Shailesh ^a   Reynaert, Patrick ^a  

^a Katholieke Universiteit Leuven   (Belgium)

Author keywords

60 GHz; CMOS; efficiency; linearization; millimeter wave; mixer; outphasing transmitter; poly phase filter; power amplifier; power combiner; transformer

Indexed keywords

60 GHZ; CMOS; OUTPHASING; POLY-PHASE FILTERS; POWER COMBINER; TRANSFORMER;

EFFICIENCY; LINEARIZATION; MIXERS (MACHINERY); POWER AMPLIFIERS; QUADRATURE AMPLITUDE MODULATION;

TRANSMITTERS;

EID: 84871775074     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2012.2216692     Document Type: Article

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