Table 4. An example of a mmWave power amplifier specifications for 5G.
ACPR, Adjacent-Channel Leakage Ratio; EVM, Error-Vector Magnitude; QAM, Quadrature Amplitude Modulation.
Frequency (GHz) | 24.75-27.5 / 37-42.5 |
Bandwidth (MHz) | 800 |
Saturated output power (dBm) | 25 (III-V) / 17 (Si) |
Average efficiency (%) | 20 |
ACPR (dBc) | −27.5 |
EVM (%) | 5 (64 QAM) or < 3 (256 QAM) |