A 60GHz stacked injection locking power amplifier

In this paper, technology fundamental limits on the performance of stacked and classical Class E power amplifiers are studied. A current combined stacked injection locking technique is proposed in order to enhance both the output power and power-added efficiency (PAE). Based on this technique, a 60...

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Published in2018 IEEE 19th Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference (WAMICON) pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors Zamzam, Ahmed, El-Nozahi, Mohamed, Ragai, Hani F.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.04.2018
Subjects
CMOS technology
Injection-locked oscillators
Power amplifiers
Power generation
Switches
Topology
Transistors
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Summary:In this paper, technology fundamental limits on the performance of stacked and classical Class E power amplifiers are studied. A current combined stacked injection locking technique is proposed in order to enhance both the output power and power-added efficiency (PAE). Based on this technique, a 60 GHz fully differential stacked power amplifier is designed in 65nm CMOS bulk process. The simulation results show an output power of 19.5dBm and PAE of 15.5%.
DOI:10.1109/WAMICON.2018.8363910