D-Band SiGe BiCMOS Power Amplifier With 16.8dBm P₁dB and 17.1% PAE Enhanced by Current-Clamping in Multiple Common-Base Stages

This letter presents single-ended and differential D -band power amplifiers (PAs) in 55nm SiGe BiCMOS technology. The proposed PAs exploit the remarkable features of common-base stages for rising the power efficiency, i.e., 1) higher breakdown voltage; 2) sharp compression profile due to the enhanc...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE microwave and wireless components letters 2021-03, Vol.31 (3), p.288-291
Hauptverfasser: Petricli, Ibrahim, Riccardi, Domenico, Mazzanti, Andrea
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Zusammenfassung:This letter presents single-ended and differential D -band power amplifiers (PAs) in 55nm SiGe BiCMOS technology. The proposed PAs exploit the remarkable features of common-base stages for rising the power efficiency, i.e., 1) higher breakdown voltage; 2) sharp compression profile due to the enhanced linearity; and 3) supply current adapted to the signal amplitude by means of current clamping. A four-stage single-ended PA proves {P}\,\,_{\mathrm {1\,dB}}\,\,=16.8 dBm with {P}\,\,_{\text {SAT}}\,\,=17.6 dBm at 135 GHz. The PAEs at {P}~_{\mathrm {1\,dB}} and {P}\,\,_{\mathrm {1\,dB-6\,dB}} are 17.1% and 8.5%, respectively. With a differential PA, the linear output power is increased to {P}\,\,_{\mathrm {1\,dB}}\,\,=18.5 dBm with {P}\,\,_{\text {SAT}}\,\,=19.3 dBm at 135 GHz. The PAEs at {P}~_{\mathrm {1\,dB}} and {P}\,\,_{\mathrm {1\,dB-6\,dB}} are 12.6% and 6.7%, respectively. The PAs demonstrate 3\times PAE improvement in the linear region against the state of the art.
ISSN:1531-1309
2771-957X
1558-1764
2771-9588
DOI:10.1109/LMWC.2021.3049458