ABSTRACT
The rapid growth of mobile data and the use of smart phones are making unprecedented challenges for wireless service providers to overcome a global bandwidth shortage. Millimeter-wave (mm-Wave) technology is widely considered as one of the key technologies that will continue to serve the consumer demand for increased wireless data capacity. This chapter focuses on realizing complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) mm-Wave power amplifiers (PAs) towards more output power, higher efficiency and broader bandwidth. It presents the novel design techniques at mm-Wave followed by prior-art PA and transmitter designs in advanced CMOS technologies. The chapter focuses on realizing mm-Wave PAs in CMOS technology towards higher efficiency for low power consumption, more output power to reach far distance, broader bandwidth for high data rate. Neutralization technique is commonly used at mm-Wave frequencies to improve the stability and gain of the amplifier.
