A Review of 5G Power Amplifier Design at cm-Wave and mm-Wave Frequencies

Figure 6

(a) Schematic for the two-stage 15 GHz fully integrated GaN PA MMIC design ([26]); (b) Postlayout simulations on the PA’s -parameters; and (c) postlayout RF/digital cosimulated PA spectrum output with LTE 16 QAM 20 MHz input at 15 GHz. = = 28 V.

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