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In the previous chapter it became clear that although the performance of CMOS technologies has increased over the past decade, the available gain at mm-wave frequencies is still limited. To maximize the performance of multistage differential amplifiers in which these transistors are integrated, accurate and low loss passive impedance matching structures are required. Chapter 4 will cover the detailed analysis of the concept of impedance matching and its impact on the performance of multistage differential amplifiers. In the first part of this chapter, the analysis and design of several passive matching circuits is discussed.
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Deferm, N., Reynaert, P. (2015). Passive Devices: Simulation and Design. In: CMOS Front Ends for Millimeter Wave Wireless Communication Systems. Analog Circuits and Signal Processing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13951-7_3
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