A 2.4 GHz high output power and high efficiency power amplifier operating at inductive breakdown in CMOS technology

作者：Lee, Chie In^*; Lin, Wei Cheng; Lin, Yan Ting

来源：MICROELECTRONICS JOURNAL, 2014, 45(4): 449-453.

DOI：10.1016/j.mejo.2014.02.008

• CMOS
• Power amplifier
• Avalanche breakdown
• Poly-harmonic distortion

In this paper, a novel CMOS power amplifier (PA) with high output power and power added efficiency is designed to operate in the avalanche region by increasing the supply voltage for the first time. With the X-parameter measurement based poly-harmonic distortion (PHD) behavioral model including the X-s and X-T terms, the simulation results can reveal accurate large signal characteristics of the whole PA at breakdown. The output power at 1-dB compression point of 302 dBm with 34.1% PAE at 2.4 GHz is obtained.

• 出版日期2014-4
• 单位中山大学