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Preface |
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1 | (2) |
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3 | (1) |
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1.3 Wireless communication basics |
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1.4 Wireless transmitter architectures |
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6 | (1) |
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1.5 Power amplifier basics |
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7 | (1) |
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1.6 Examples of commercial mm-wave applications |
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8 | (1) |
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1.7 Examples of military mm-wave applications and initiatives |
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9 | (4) |
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13 | (4) |
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13 | (1) |
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2 Characteristics, performance, modeling, and reliability of SiGe HBT technologies for mm-wave power amplifiers |
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17 | (60) |
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17 | (1) |
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2.2 Bipolar device physics |
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18 | (9) |
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2.3 SiGe HBT processing and structures |
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27 | (10) |
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2.4 Key circuit design metrics |
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37 | (10) |
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2.5 BiCMOS passive devices and features |
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47 | (5) |
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2.6 SiGe HBT modeling and characterization |
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52 | (6) |
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58 | (6) |
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2.8 Performance limits of SiGe HBTs |
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64 | (2) |
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2.9 Summary and conclusions |
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66 | (11) |
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68 | (9) |
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3 Characteristics, performance, modeling, and reliability of CMOS technologies for mm-wave power amplifiers |
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77 | (1) |
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3.2 Materials for high frequency: CMOS and its evolution |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (12) |
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91 | (7) |
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98 | (4) |
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102 | (3) |
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3.7 Large-signal performance degradation and reliability |
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105 | (9) |
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114 | (4) |
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3.9 Measurement and modeling issues |
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118 | (3) |
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121 | (11) |
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132 | (7) |
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133 | (1) |
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133 | (6) |
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4 Linear-mode mm-wave silicon power amplifiers |
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139 | (41) |
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139 | (3) |
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4.2 Linear amplifier design: large-signal device characterization |
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142 | (6) |
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4.3 Gain of mm-wave amplifiers |
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148 | (7) |
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4.4 Linear classes of operation |
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155 | (7) |
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4.5 Optimization of mm-wave amplifiers: why linear? |
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162 | (4) |
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4.6 Case study: Q-band SiGe power amplifier |
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166 | (4) |
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170 | (5) |
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4.8 Case study: a Q-band Doherty power amplifier |
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175 | (2) |
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177 | (3) |
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178 | (2) |
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5 Switch-mode mm-wave silicon power amplifiers |
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180 | (27) |
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5.1 Introduction to switching power amplifiers |
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180 | (1) |
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5.2 Design issues for CMOS mm-wave switching power amplifiers |
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181 | (6) |
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5.3 Design issues for SiGe HBT mm-wave switching power amplifiers |
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187 | (13) |
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5.4 Linearizing architectures for switch-mode power amplifiers |
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200 | (3) |
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203 | (4) |
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204 | (3) |
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6 Stacked-transistor mm-wave power amplifiers |
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207 | (50) |
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207 | (1) |
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6.2 Motivation for stacking |
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207 | (4) |
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6.3 Principles of transistor stacking |
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211 | (5) |
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6.4 Transistor stacking for switch-mode operation |
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216 | (2) |
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6.5 Application of stacking at microwave frequencies |
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218 | (5) |
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6.6 Si device technology for stacked designs |
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223 | (3) |
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6.7 Stacked FET mm-wave design |
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226 | (6) |
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6.8 Design of mm-wave stacked-FET switching power amplifiers |
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232 | (6) |
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6.9 Stacking versus passive power-enhancement techniques |
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238 | (2) |
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6.10 Harmonic matching in stacked structures |
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240 | (1) |
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6.11 Active drive for stacked structures |
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240 | (1) |
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6.12 Case studies and experimental demonstrations |
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241 | (12) |
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6.13 Summary and conclusions |
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253 | (1) |
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254 | (3) |
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254 | (3) |
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7 On-chip power-combining techniques for mm-wave silicon power amplifiers |
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257 | (45) |
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7.1 On-chip power-combining techniques |
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257 | (5) |
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7.2 Direct-shunt power combining |
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262 | (3) |
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265 | (17) |
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7.4 3D power-combining technique |
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282 | (15) |
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297 | (5) |
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298 | (4) |
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8 Outphasing mm-wave silicon transmitters |
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302 | (32) |
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302 | (2) |
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304 | (3) |
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8.3 Outphasing signal generation |
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307 | (6) |
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8.4 Outphasing signal combining |
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313 | (4) |
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8.5 Outphasing non-idealities |
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317 | (4) |
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8.6 Case study: 60-GHz outphasing transmitter |
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321 | (8) |
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329 | (5) |
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331 | (3) |
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9 Digital mm-wave silicon transmitters |
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334 | (42) |
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334 | (3) |
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9.2 Architectures for high efficiency/linearity |
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337 | (7) |
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9.3 Digital mm-wave transmitter architectures with on-chip power combining |
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344 | (12) |
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9.4 Digital antenna modulation |
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356 | (15) |
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371 | (5) |
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373 | (3) |
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10 System-on-a-chip mm-wave silicon transmitters |
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376 | (43) |
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376 | (1) |
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10.2 Multi-Gb/s wireless links at mm-wave frequencies |
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376 | (4) |
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10.3 On-chip mm-wave transmitter architectures |
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380 | (6) |
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10.4 Single-element transmitters |
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386 | (1) |
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10.5 Phased-array transmitters |
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387 | (11) |
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10.6 Millimeter-wave transmitter examples |
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398 | (17) |
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415 | (4) |
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416 | (3) |
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11 Self-healing for silicon-based mm-wave power amplifiers |
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419 | (38) |
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419 | (2) |
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11.2 Introduction to self-healing |
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421 | (5) |
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11.3 Sensing: detecting critical performance metrics |
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426 | (7) |
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11.4 Actuation: countering performance degradation |
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433 | (6) |
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11.5 Data converters: interfacing with the digital core |
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439 | (3) |
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11.6 Algorithms: setting the actuators based on sensor data |
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442 | (3) |
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11.7 System measurements of a fully integrated self-healing PA |
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445 | (8) |
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453 | (4) |
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453 | (1) |
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Index |
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