Linear and Efficient Power Amplifier for WiFi

CMOS technology is one of the feasible solutions to meet the world’s growing demand for high data rates because it offers the prospect of SoC at a low cost. But, the PA forms the major bottleneck in making SoC because the PAs in high data rate wireless communication systems have the requirement of high-efficiency and good linearity even at...

A Sub-1V, Micropower Bandgap Reference

Bandgap references are used in many ICs to produce ‘stable’ and ‘temperature-independent’ voltage. This thesis describes a sub-1V bandgap reference in 40 nm and 0.16 µm CMOS technologies that is functional from -40 oC to 125 oC. Traditionally, BJT based references are commonly used, but produce an output voltage of 1.2 V and are not suitable for...