Accurate simulation of the frequency response of millimetre-wave SiGe amplifiers

Leigh E. Milner; Leonard T. Hall; Michael E. Parker

doi:10.1109/AUSMS.2014.7017360

Accurate simulation of the frequency response of millimetre-wave SiGe amplifiers

Leigh E. Milner^*, Leonard T. Hall, Michael E. Parker

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Abstract

A method of accurately simulating the frequency response of a millimeter-wave SiGe amplifier is presented. Electromagnetic (EM) simulation is applied to the cascode sub-circuit in preference to parasitic extraction resulting in improved agreement between simulated and measured performance. Including resistors and capacitors in the EM simulation allows coupling and resonance effects to be captured which improves the simulation accuracy. Close agreement is obtained between the measured and simulated results for a 30 to 40 GHz two-stage transformer coupled amplifier fabricated using IHP's 0.25μm SG25H1 process.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	AMS 2014 : 1st Australian Microwave Symposium
Subtitle of host publication	Conference Proceedings
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	49-50
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479955411
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/AUSMS.2014.7017360
Publication status	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	1st Australian Microwave Symposium AMS - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 26 Jun 2014 → 27 Jun 2014

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Conference	1st Australian Microwave Symposium AMS
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Melbourne
Period	26/06/14 → 27/06/14

Keywords

SiGe Amplifier
mm-wave integrated circuits
Parasitic Extraction
Electromagnetic simulation

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Milner, LE, Hall, LT & Parker, ME 2014, Accurate simulation of the frequency response of millimetre-wave SiGe amplifiers. in AMS 2014 : 1st Australian Microwave Symposium: Conference Proceedings., 7017360, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Piscataway, NJ, pp. 49-50, 1st Australian Microwave Symposium AMS, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26/06/14. https://doi.org/10.1109/AUSMS.2014.7017360

Accurate simulation of the frequency response of millimetre-wave SiGe amplifiers. / Milner, Leigh E.; Hall, Leonard T.; Parker, Michael E.
AMS 2014 : 1st Australian Microwave Symposium: Conference Proceedings. Piscataway, NJ: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2014. p. 49-50 7017360.

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