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A 280-325 GHz frequency multiplier chain with 2.5 dBm peak output power

Zhou et al., 2019

Document ID
7663707535878822960
Author
Zhou P
Chen J
Yan P
Chen Z
Hou D
Hong W
Publication year
Publication venue
2019 IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC)

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This paper presents a single-chip 300 GHz amplifier multiplier chain in a 130 nm SiGe BiCMOS process. It consists of two balanced output doublers and an integrated high-gain high output power amplifier to drive the 300 GHz frequency doubler. The two stage LC balun …
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