A 4-91 GHz distributed amplifier in a standard 0.12 /spl mu/m SOI CMOS microprocessor technology

This paper presents five-stage and seven-stage distributed amplifiers (DA) in a 0.12 /spl mu/m SOI CMOS technology. The five-stage DA has a 4 to 91 GHz bandpass frequency with a gain of 5 dB. The seven-stage DA has a 5 to 86 GHz bandpass frequency with a gain of 9 dB. The power consumption is 90 and 130 mW for the 5-stage and 7-stage respectively at a voltage power supply of 2.6 V. The chips occupy an area of less than 0.82 and 1 mm/sup 2/ for the 5-stage and 7-stage respectively.