An E-band power amplifier with broadband parallel-series power combiner in 40-nm CMOS

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 683-690

  Zhao, Dixian ^a   Reynaert, Patrick ^a  

^a Katholieke Universiteit Leuven   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Amplifier layout; broadband impedance matching; CMOS; E band; load pull; millimeter wave; modulated signal measurement; neutralization; power amplifier (PA); power combining

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; MILLIMETER WAVES;

BROADBAND IMPEDANCE; E-BANDS; LOAD PULL; MODULATED SIGNAL; NEUTRALIZATION; POWER COMBINING;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 85027953482     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2014.2379277     Document Type: Article

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