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A Class-G Supply Modulator and Class-E PA in 130 nm CMOS
130 nm CMOS工艺下,Class-G电源调制器与Class-E功率放大器结合,优化非线性PA的功耗。
29.3 dBm输出功率,69% PAE,2.5% EVM,22.6%平均效率
Class-GClass-ECMOS功率放大器EER
▸创新点1:Class-G电源调制器采用并行LDO调节器架构,通过比较器和负反馈动态选择最优供电电压,显著提升功率放大器在信号包络变化时的效率(PAE达69%),属于电源管理电路创新。
▸创新点2:提出多电压域动态切换机制,根据输入信号包络实时选择不同大小的供电电压(如论文中64 QAM OFDM信号),降低PA静态功耗,属于系统级能效优化创新。
▸创新点3:结合Class-E PA的EER(包络消除与恢复)工作模式,通过Class-G调制器实现高效率(22.6%平均效率)和高线性度(EVM仅2.5%),属于混合架构创新。
▸创新点4:在130nm CMOS工艺中实现29.3dBm输出功率,验证了Class-G调制器与开关模式PA的兼容性,为低成本集成方案提供设计参考,属于工艺适配性创新。
Abstract
A class-G supply modulator utilizes parallel low-
dropout (LDO) regulators that are controlled by comparators
and negative feedback. It optimizes the power consumption of a
nonlinear power amplifier (PA) operating with supply modulation,
such that it draws current from one of multiple appropriately
sized supply voltages as determined by the input signal envelope.
The class-G modulator is used in conjunction with a class-E PA
operating in an envelope elimination and restoration (EER) mode
to effici