27.9 A Dual-Mode DCO-PA with a Twisted 8-Shape Inductor for BLE Achieving 42% TX Efficiency at 1.6dBm and 0.29mW RX Clock

Digest of technical papers/Digest of technical papers - IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference 2026

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Authors: Jiawen Chen, Kai J. Xu, Luyi Guo, Teerachot Siriburanon, Jun Yin, Bashir M. Al‐Hashimi, Robert Bogdan Staszewski
DOI: 10.1109/isscc49663.2026.11409064
Cited by: 0
References: 9

Abstract

This paper presents a 0.3 V dual-mode$(2.4 / 4.8 \text{GHz})$DCO-PA for BLE, achieving 42% efficiency in the TX mode and 0.29 mW power consumption in the RX clock mode. It features: 1) a twisted 8-shape inductor enabling octave tuning, with Class-D-like operation boosting transistor efficiency to 75%; 2) a tail transistor in the RX mode that minimizes power consumption and lowers the 1/f phase-noise corner to$\sim 40 \text{kHz}$.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Advanced Power Amplifier Design Advancements in PLL and VCO Technologies

Publication details

Journal / source
Digest of technical papers/Digest of technical papers - IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference
Pages
482–484
Publication date
15 February 2026
Language
EN