A D-band Power-Combined Stacked Common-Base Power Amplifier Achieving 20.9 dBm Psatand 24.3 % PAE in a 250-nm InP HBT Technology

Arno Hemelhof, Sehoon Park, Yang Zhang, Mark Ingels, Giuseppe Gramegna, Kristof Vaesen, Dongyang Yan, Piet Wambacq

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Abstract

This paper presents a high-power high-efficiency stacked D-band power amplifier (PA) in a 250-nm HBT technology. The pseudo-differential PA is 2-way power-combined with a power combining network exhibiting a single-transformer footprint and a low loss by reflecting asymmetry leaking to the common mode. The presented PA has a saturated output power of 20.9 dBm and a peak power-added efficiency (PAE) of 24.3%. A small-signal gain of 14.2 dB is obtained with a 3-dB bandwidth of 19 GHz.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2024 IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium, BCICTS 2024
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages185-188
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9798331541248
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Event2024 IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium, BCICTS 2024 - Fort Lauderdale, United States
Duration: 27 Oct 202430 Oct 2024

Publication series

Name2024 IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium, BCICTS 2024

Conference

Conference2024 IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium, BCICTS 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityFort Lauderdale
Period27/10/2430/10/24

Keywords

  • common-base
  • D-band
  • InP
  • millimeter-wave
  • power amplifier
  • stacked PA

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