Design of 85 GHz High Power Gain SiGe Buffer with Transformer Matching Network

An 85GHz buffer with high power gain is shown in this paper. In order to obtain high power gain, two classic techniques to improve power gain are adopted. The first one is cascade structure of two ...

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