Millimeter-wave power amplifier integrated circuits for high dynamic range signals

H Wang, PM Asbeck, C Fager - IEEE Journal of Microwaves, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The next-generation 5G and beyond-5G wireless systems have stimulated a substantial
growth in research, development, and deployment of mm-Wave electronic systems and …

A Wideband 213-bit All-Digital I/Q RF-DAC

MS Alavi, RB Staszewski… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a wideband 2× 13-bit in-phase/quadrature-phase (I/Q) RF digital-to-
analog converter-based all-digital modulator realized in 65-nm CMOS. The isolation …

Not just a phase: Outphasing power amplifiers

T Barton - IEEE Microwave Magazine, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Performing RF amplification in a way that is simultaneously linear and efficient has long
been a challenge in power amplifier (PA) design. In short, single-transistor PAs can either be …

A generalized combiner synthesis technique for class-E outphasing transmitters

M Özen, M Van Der Heijden, M Acar… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a generic combiner design technique is developed for class-E outphasing
transmitters. The design procedure starts with calculation of the combiner network …

A 2 GHz 244 fs-resolution 1.2 ps-peak-INL edge interpolator-based digital-to-time converter in 28 nm CMOS

S Sievert, O Degani, A Ben-Bassat… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a 2 GHz digital-to-time converter (DTC) with 244 fs time resolution. The
DTC consists of a multi-modulus divider (MMD) and a phase interpolator (PI) as coarse and …

13.6 A 2.4 GHz WLAN digital polar transmitter with synthesized digital-to-time converter in 14nm trigate/FinFET technology for IoT and wearable applications

P Madoglio, H Xu, K Chandrashekar… - … Solid-State Circuits …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To benefit from Moore's law and minimize form-factor and active power consumption, digital-
rich SoCs should be integrated in the most advanced technology node. If the transceiver is …

A CMOS wideband current-mode digital polar power amplifier with built-in AM–PM distortion self-compensation

JS Park, Y Wang, S Pellerano, C Hull… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a fully integrated wideband current-mode digital polar power amplifier
(DPA) in CMOS with built-in AM-PM distortion self-compensation. Feedforward capacitors …

Low-jitter multi-output all-digital clock generator using DTC-based open loop fractional dividers

A Elkholy, S Saxena, G Shu, A Elshazly… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An all-digital reconfigurable multi-output clock generator is presented. A digital phase-
locked loop provides a high-frequency clock to multiple independent open loop ΔΣ fractional …

Load modulation of harmonically tuned amplifiers and application to outphasing systems

PE de Falco, P Pednekar, K Mimis… - IEEE Transactions …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modulation of load impedance is an effective way to maintain efficient power amplifier (PA)
operation over high dynamic range modulated signals. For high efficiency, a load …

CMOS transmitters for 2.4-GHz RF devices: Design architectures of the 2.4-GHz CMOS transmitter for RF devices

TI Badal, MBI Reaz, MAS Bhuiyan… - IEEE Microwave …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The fully integrated complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) transmitter (Tx), an
essential component in every wireless communication system, ensures highly efficient …