Two-Path 77-GHz PA in 28-nm FD-SOI CMOS for Automotive Radar Applications
This paper presents a 77 GHz two path power amplifier (PA) for automotive radar applications. It was fabricated in 28-nm fully depleted silicon-on-insulator CMOS technology, which provides transistors with a transition frequency of about 270 GHz and a general-purpose low cost back-end-of-line. The p...
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| description | This paper presents a 77 GHz two path power amplifier (PA) for automotive radar applications. It was fabricated in 28-nm fully depleted silicon-on-insulator CMOS technology, which provides transistors with a transition frequency of about 270 GHz and a general-purpose low cost back-end-of-line. The proposed PA consists of a 50 Ω input buffer followed by two power units, which are made up of a current-reuse common source driver for improved efficiency and a stacked cascode power stage for enhanced output power. A peak detector was also embedded into the PA for output power monitoring. The designed PA achieved a saturated output power as high as 17.4 dBm at 77 GHz with an excellent power added efficiency of 19%, while drawing 150 mA from a 2 V power supply. The core die size was 500 μm × 300 μm. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2d1a2058e80f4f2380f240c2d66af4632023-12-01T20:47:35ZengMDPI AGElectronics2079-92922022-04-01118128910.3390/electronics11081289Two-Path 77-GHz PA in 28-nm FD-SOI CMOS for Automotive Radar ApplicationsClaudio Nocera0Giuseppe Papotto1Giuseppe Palmisano2STMicroelectronics, 95121 Catania, ItalySTMicroelectronics, 95121 Catania, ItalyDipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica Elettronica e Informatica (DIEEI), University of Catania, 95125 Catania, ItalyThis paper presents a 77 GHz two path power amplifier (PA) for automotive radar applications. It was fabricated in 28-nm fully depleted silicon-on-insulator CMOS technology, which provides transistors with a transition frequency of about 270 GHz and a general-purpose low cost back-end-of-line. The proposed PA consists of a 50 Ω input buffer followed by two power units, which are made up of a current-reuse common source driver for improved efficiency and a stacked cascode power stage for enhanced output power. A peak detector was also embedded into the PA for output power monitoring. The designed PA achieved a saturated output power as high as 17.4 dBm at 77 GHz with an excellent power added efficiency of 19%, while drawing 150 mA from a 2 V power supply. The core die size was 500 μm × 300 μm.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/8/1289two path mm-wave PAautomotive radar sensorCMOS technologycurrent combining PAelectromagnetic (EM) simulationsmm-wave circuit |
| spellingShingle | Claudio Nocera Giuseppe Papotto Giuseppe Palmisano Two-Path 77-GHz PA in 28-nm FD-SOI CMOS for Automotive Radar Applications Electronics two path mm-wave PA automotive radar sensor CMOS technology current combining PA electromagnetic (EM) simulations mm-wave circuit |
| title | Two-Path 77-GHz PA in 28-nm FD-SOI CMOS for Automotive Radar Applications |
| title_full | Two-Path 77-GHz PA in 28-nm FD-SOI CMOS for Automotive Radar Applications |
| title_fullStr | Two-Path 77-GHz PA in 28-nm FD-SOI CMOS for Automotive Radar Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two-Path 77-GHz PA in 28-nm FD-SOI CMOS for Automotive Radar Applications |
| title_short | Two-Path 77-GHz PA in 28-nm FD-SOI CMOS for Automotive Radar Applications |
| title_sort | two path 77 ghz pa in 28 nm fd soi cmos for automotive radar applications |
| topic | two path mm-wave PA automotive radar sensor CMOS technology current combining PA electromagnetic (EM) simulations mm-wave circuit |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/8/1289 |
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