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Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 46, Issue 6, 062201(2025)

A K/Ka-band series Doherty CMOS power amplifier with distributed multi-step impedance inverting network

Xinyu Jiang, Wei Deng^*, Junlong Gong, Haikun Jia, and Baoyong Chi

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School of Integrated Circuits, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

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Category: Research Articles

Received: Jan. 6, 2025

Accepted: --

Published Online: Jun. 30, 2025

The Author Email: Wei Deng (WDeng)

DOI:10.1088/1674-4926/25010002

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