Session 17 Overview: TX and RX Building Blocks

1:30 PM 17.1 A Digitally Assisted CMOS WiFi 802.11ac/11ax Front-End Module Achieving 12% PA Efficiency at 20dBm Output Power with 160MHz 256-QAM OFDM Signal Y. H. Chee, MediaTek, San Jose, CA In Paper 17.1, MediaTek describes a digitally assisted CMOS WiFi 802.11ac/11ax front-end module. The TX path delivers 20dBm output power with -35dB EVM and 12% PAE. The RX path achieves a 2.6dB NF and a 12.5dB gain while consuming 9mA from a 2.5V supply.