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A 21-26-GHz SiGe bipolar power amplifier MMIC

Cheung et al., 2005

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6906807687187329670
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Cheung T
Long J
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IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

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A three-stage 21-26-GHz medium-power amplifier fabricated in f/sub T/= 120 GHz 0.2/spl mu/m SiGe HBT technology has 19 dB small-signal gain and 15 dB gain at maximum output power. It delivers 23 dBm, 19.75% PAE at 22 GHz, and 21 dBm, 13% PAE at 24 GHz. The …
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