Title
Fully Integrated Reconfigurable MASMOS Power Amplifier for LTE Applications
Abstract
In this paper, a fully integrated reconfigurable power amplifier (PA) intended for long-term evolution (LTE) applications is introduced. Its reconfigurable design provides versatility to comply with various applicative conditions. The proposed design is based on MASMOS transistor providing up to 32.7 dBm of saturated output power (PSAT) in LTE-band VII, while allowing a good tradeoff between linearity and power consumption. An analysis of the output combining transformer dimensioning is presented to optimize performances. Small signal and large signal post-layout results are reported for three operating modes: high performance (mode 1), low consumption (mode 2) and high linearity (mode 3). In its high linearity mode, providing the best tradeoff between output power and quiescent consumption, the PA achieves 31.6 dBm of 1-dB compression point (P1dB), at only 0.9 dB back-off from the PSAT. The PA is presently in fabrication. It is believed by the authors to be used in applications requiring high performance and adaptability to varying conditions, especially for the internet of things (IoT).
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1109/NEWCAS.2018.8585563
2018 16th IEEE International New Circuits and Systems Conference (NEWCAS)
Keywords
Field
DocType
CMOS,LTE,reconfigurable power amplifier,integrated transformer
Computer science,Linearity,Transformer,Electronic engineering,Electromagnetic coil,Transistor,dBm,Dimensioning,Electricity generation,Amplifier
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
2472-467X
978-1-5386-4860-5
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Fabien Mesquita100.34
Eric Kerherve22513.65
Anthony Ghiotto311.83
Yann Creveuil400.34
Myrianne Regis500.68