A 201-and 283-GHz Dual-Band Amplifier in 65-Nm CMOS Adopting Dual-Frequency $G_{\max }$-Core With Dual-Band Matching

Abstract

work reports a concurrent dual-band amplifier with an extensive spacing between the two bands by adopting a proposed dual-frequency maximum achievable gain (Gmax) core with dual-band matching. The proposed dual-frequency G(max)- core can expand the difference between the two target frequencies by focusing on satisfying dominant gain-boosting condition and adopting a linear, lossy, and reciprocal-based design approach. Implemented in a 65-nm complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process, a five-stage dual-band amplifier shows a peak power gain of 23.6 and 13.7 dB, 3 dB bandwidth of 5 and 17 GHz, saturated output power (P-sat) of -1.2 and -2.2 dBm, and peak power-added efficiency of 2.1 and 1.5 % at 201 and 283 GHz, respectively, while consuming a dc power of 34.5 mW. The proposed amplifier is the first demonstration of the concurrent dual-band amplifier operating at G-(140-220 GHz) and H-(220-325 GHz) bands.