A Wideband, Dual-Path, Millimeter-Wave Power Amplifier With 20 dBm Output Power and PAE Above 15% in 130 nm SiGe-BiCMOS

作者: Yi Zhao , John R. Long

DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2012.2201275

关键词: WidebandSplitterAmplifierMaterials scienceBalunCapacitanceImpedance matchingBiCMOSInsertion lossElectrical engineering

摘要: … The new transformer balun power combiner developed in this work minimizes undesired coupling between the output bondpad, primary, and secondary transformer windings through …

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