Wang, H: RF and mm-Wave Power Generation in Silicon

Silicon-based integrated technology, e.g. complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) or SiGe BiCMOS process, offers a powerful platform for realizing a full radio system on a single chip with its unparalleled integration level and extensive digital processing capability, achieving greater efficiencies and high-energy savings. However, the power amplifier (PA), which greatly affects the entire transmitter‘s power efficiency and output signal quality, is the major block for full transceiver implementation in a silicon-based process. This book presents the challenges and solutions of ing power amplifiers at RF and mm-Wave frequencies in a silicon-based process for both high energy and area-efficiency, covering practical power amplifier methodologies, and includes power amplifier examples in the RF frequency range and power generation towards the mm-Wave and sub-TeraherHZ frequencies.