A 1-V CMOS power amplifier for Bluetooth applications

被引:33
作者
Ho, KW [1 ]
Luong, HC [1 ]
机构
[1] Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
关键词
Bluetooth; CMOS; class E; high efficiency; low voltage; power amplifier;
D O I
10.1109/TCSII.2003.814803
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A two-stage power amplifier operated at 2.4 GHz is designed and fabricated in a standard 0.35-mum CMOS technology. A common-gate class-E power amplifier is employed for low-supply voltage operation without degrading the power-added efficiency (PAE). A preamplifter with positive feedback configuration is used to drive the common-gate output stage. The amplifier delivers 18-dB output power with 33% PAE under a 1-V supply voltage.
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页码:445 / 449
页数:5
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