A CMOS W-Band Amplifier with Tunable Neutralization Using a Cross-Coupled MOS–varactor Pair
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Conventional and Proposed Neutralization Techniques
2.1. Conventional Neutralization Techniques
2.2. Proposed Tunable Neutralization Technique
3. Design of CMOS W-Band Amplifier with Tunable Neutralization
3.1. Implementation of MOS−Varactor
3.2. W-Band Amplifier Design with Tunable Neutralization
4. Experimental Results
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Ref. | Technology | Frequency (GHz) | Gain (dB) | 3-dB BW (GHz) | PDC (mW) | Chip size (mm2) | Neutralization |
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[16] | 65-nm CMOS | 77 | 17.5 | - | 30 | - | - |
[17] | 65-nm CMOS | 77 | 11 | 3 * | 25.8 | 0.3 | - |
[18] | 65-nm CMOS | 80 | 13.5 | 19 | 47 | - | - |
[19] | 65-nm CMOS | 84 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 0.45 | - |
[3] | 65-nm CMOS | 86 | 15 | 12 | 42 | - | - |
[20] | 65-nm CMOS | 79 | 9.4 | 15 | 9.7 | 0.38 | Fixed |
[12] | 65-nm CMOS | 99 | 11 | 11 | 94 | 0.87 | Fixed |
[21] | 65-nm CMOS | 107 ** | 10.2 ** | 16 ** | 28.2 ** | - | Fixed |
This work | 65-nm CMOS | 79 | 17.5 | 6.5 | 56.7 | 0.85 | Tunable |
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Yook, B.; Park, K.; Park, S.; Lee, H.; Kim, T.; Park, J.S.; Jeon, S. A CMOS W-Band Amplifier with Tunable Neutralization Using a Cross-Coupled MOS–varactor Pair. Electronics 2019, 8, 537. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics8050537
Yook B, Park K, Park S, Lee H, Kim T, Park JS, Jeon S. A CMOS W-Band Amplifier with Tunable Neutralization Using a Cross-Coupled MOS–varactor Pair. Electronics. 2019; 8(5):537. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics8050537
Chicago/Turabian StyleYook, Byungho, Kwangwon Park, Seungwon Park, Hyunkyu Lee, Taehoon Kim, Jong Sung Park, and Sanggeun Jeon. 2019. "A CMOS W-Band Amplifier with Tunable Neutralization Using a Cross-Coupled MOS–varactor Pair" Electronics 8, no. 5: 537. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics8050537