A SiGe Power Amplifier with Integrated BALUNs for 81-86 GHz E-Band Backhaul Applications

Mury Thian; Marc Tiebout; Neil Buchanan; Giuseppina Sapone; Koen Mertens; Vincent Fusco; Franz Dielacher

A SiGe Power Amplifier with Integrated BALUNs for 81-86 GHz E-Band Backhaul Applications

Mury Thian, Marc Tiebout, Neil Buchanan, Giuseppina Sapone, Koen Mertens, Vincent Fusco, Franz Dielacher

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The design of a two-stage differential cascode power amplifier (PA) for 81-86 GHz E-band applications is presented. The PA was realised in SiGe technology with fT/fmax 170/250 GHz. A broadband transformer with efficiency higher than 79.4% from 71 GHz to 96 GHz is used as a BALUN. The PA delivers a 4.5 dBm saturated output power and exhibits a 13.4 dB gain at 83.6 GHz. The input and output return losses agree well with the design specifications.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - Sept 2012
Event	IET Millimetre-Wave Technologies for Gbps Wireless Communications - Belfast, United Kingdom Duration: 11 Sept 2012 → …

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Workshop	IET Millimetre-Wave Technologies for Gbps Wireless Communications
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Belfast
Period	11/09/2012 → …

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A SiGe Power Amplifier with Integrated BALUNs for 81-86 GHz E-Band Backhaul Applications

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