The next-generation (5G/6G) wireless communication aims to leapfrog the currently
occupied sub-6 GHz spectrum to the wideband millimeter-wave (MMW) spectrum. However …

A compact, low loss, wideband digital step attenuator (DSA) is presented. The proposed
DSA utilizes amplitude/phase-compensated T-type attenuator cells, in which the locations of …

This paper describes use of a novel exponential approximation for designing dB-linear
variable gain amplifiers (VGAs). The exponential function is accurately generated using a …

This paper presents a compact digitally controlled variable gain amplifier (DVGA) with
capabilities of both temperature compensated linear-in-decibel (dB-linear) gain control and …

A phase-delay cold-FET pre-distortion linearizer technique is proposed to improve the gain
compensation ability compared with the conventional cold-FET pre-distortion linearizer. The …

This paper presents a two-channel (I+ Q) variable gain amplifier (VGA) for low power 60-
GHz wireless receiver. The VGA consists of four-stage gain cells, an efficient DC-offset …

This paper presents the design and validation of a compact high-performance digitally
controlled variable-gain amplifier (DVGA). By using MOS switches and a linearizer, the …

This paper presents a novel transistor based analog predistortion method and its application
in designing a linear GaN power amplifier (PA). The proposed analog predistorter (APD) can …

This brief describes a novel Wideband Pre-Distortion (WPD) mechanism as a linearization
technique for bandwidth-limited CMOS power amplifiers (PAs). The WPD comprises a …

A radio frequency (RF) power amplifier (PA) is one of the most important components in
wireless communication systems because its performance determines many overall system …