%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \section{Discussion \& Conclusion} \begin{frame} \frametitle{Discussion \& Conclusion} \begin{itemize} \item Own simulations \begin{itemize} \item Better results to be expected (technology with higher $f_\text{t}$, $f_\text{max}$, stability not considered) \item Maybe better results by using current mirrors to set operating points of buffer instead of resistors \end{itemize} \bigskip \item General structure \begin{itemize} \item Removal of $g_\text{m}$ stage of Gilbert cell $\rightarrow$ more voltage headroom \item High bandwidth TIA and inductive peaking $\rightarrow$ high bandwidth \item Differential to single-ended conversion $\rightarrow$ dense chip-to-package transition \end{itemize} \bigskip \item Applications of this design \begin{itemize} \item SiGe HBT technology integrable with CMOS $\rightarrow$ scalable, suitable for mixed-signal ICs \item Ideal for electronic beam stearing in mm-Wave applications (because of small size, moderate noise figure) \end{itemize} \end{itemize} \end{frame}