On-chip integrated antenna structures in CMOS for 60 GHz WPAN systems

This paper presents several on-chip antenna structures that may be fabricated with standard CMOS technology for use at millimeter wave frequencies. On-chip antennas for wireless personal area networks (WPANs) promise to reduce interconnection losses and greatly reduce wireless transceiver costs, while providing unprecedented flexibility for device manufacturers. This paper presents the current state of research in on-chip integrated antennas, highlights several pitfalls and challenges for on-chip design, modeling, and measurement, and proposes several antenna structures that derive from the microwave microstrip and amateur radio art. This paper also describes an experimental test apparatus for performing measurements on RFIC systems with on-chip antennas developed at The University of Texas at Austin.     

面向5GHz无线应用的单片InGaP/GaAs HBT压控振荡器

介绍了一种由商用InGaP/GaAs异质结双极晶体管工艺制成、基于负阻原理的单片压控振荡器,此电路定位于5GHz频段下的无线应用.在实际使用中,除了旁路和去耦电容外,无需外接其他外部元件.测试得到的输出频率范围超过300MHz,为4.17～4.56GHz,与仿真结果非常吻合;相位噪声为-112dBc/Hz@1MHz;在3.3V电源电压下,其核心部分的直流功耗为15.5mW,输出功率为0～2dBm.为了与其他振荡器比较,还通过计算得到了相位噪声优值,约为-173.2dBc/Hz.同时,还讨论了负阻振荡器的原理和设计方法.     

面向5GHz无线应用的单片InGaP/GaAs HBT压控振荡器

介绍了一种由商用InGaP/GaAs异质结双极晶体管工艺制成、基于负阻原理的单片压控振荡器,此电路定位于5GHz频段下的无线应用.在实际使用中,除了旁路和去耦电容外,无需外接其他外部元件.测试得到的输出频率范围超过300MHz,为4.17～4.56GHz,与仿真结果非常吻合;相位噪声为-112dBc/Hz@1MHz;在3.3V电源电压下,其核心部分的直流功耗为15.5mW,输出功率为0～2dBm.为了与其他振荡器比较,还通过计算得到了相位噪声优值,约为-173.2dBc/Hz.同时,还讨论了负阻振荡器的原理和设计方法.     

60GHz宽调谐范围推—推压控振荡器设计

基于65nmCMOS工艺实现了60GHz推—推压控振荡器（VCO）设计。采用互补交叉耦合去尾电流源结构以降低相位噪声。压控振荡器输出包含两级缓冲放大器,第二级缓冲放大器偏置在截止区附近以增大二次谐波的输出功率。在1.2/0.8V电源电压下,压控振荡器核心和缓冲放大器分别消耗2.43mW和2.95mW。在偏离中心频率1MHz处相位噪声为-90.7dBc/Hz。输出功率为-2.92dBm。特别的,压控振荡器的调谐范围达到9.2GHz（15.3%）,与调谐范围相关的性能指标FOMT为-182.7dBc/Hz。该压控振荡器可应用于57GHz～64GHz开放频段超高速短距离无线通信。     

22 GHz Band Low Noise Down Converter for Satellite Broadcasting

This paper presents the theoretical analysis and the experimental results for the conversion loss and the noise figure of a 22 GHz band low noise down converter made by a planar circuit mounted in a waveguide and a beam-lead Schottky-barrier mixer diode.     

A 1.1GHz LC VCO with Automatic Amplitude Control for Tuner Applications

为集成调谐器接收机芯片系统设计了一个带自动幅度控制回路的差分结构电容电感压控振荡器.通过采用pMOS管作为有源负阻使振荡器谐振回路可以直接接地电平,减小了寄生效应,扩大了频率调谐的线性及其范围.采用的自动幅度控制AAC回路具有元件少,噪声低,控制灵敏,调节容易,结构简单及设计方便的优点,并保证振荡器电路的性能最小地依赖于环境和制造工艺参数的变化.所设计的压控振荡器采用新加坡特许50GHz 0.35μm SiGe BiCMOS工艺流片,经测试在1MHz频率偏移处达到了-127.27dBc/Hz的相位噪声性能,具有宽的(990～1140MHz)和线性(调谐增益32.4MHz/V)的频率调谐曲线.整个振荡器电路在5V的供电电压下仅消耗6.6mA的电流,可以满足调谐器的应用需要.     

为调谐器设计的带自动幅度控制1.1GHz差分压控振荡器

为集成调谐器接收机芯片系统设计了一个带自动幅度控制回路的差分结构电容电感压控振荡器.通过采用pMOS管作为有源负阻使振荡器谐振回路可以直接接地电平,减小了寄生效应,扩大了频率调谐的线性及其范围.采用的自动幅度控制AAC回路具有元件少,噪声低,控制灵敏,调节容易,结构简单及设计方便的优点,并保证振荡器电路的性能最小地依赖于环境和制造工艺参数的变化.所设计的压控振荡器采用新加坡特许50GHz 0.35μm SiGe BiCMOS工艺流片,经测试在1MHz频率偏移处达到了-127.27dBc/Hz的相位噪声性能,具有宽的(990～1140MHz)和线性(调谐增益32.4MHz/V)的频率调谐曲线.整个振荡器电路在5V的供电电压下仅消耗6.6mA的电流,可以满足调谐器的应用需要.     

Integrated Amplifier Circuits for 60 GHz Broadband Telecommunication

Wide frequency bandwidth has been internationally allocated for unlicensed operation around the oxygen absorption frequency at 60 GHz. A power amplifier and a low noise amplifier are presented as building blocks for a T/R-unit at this frequency. The fabrication technology was a commercially available 0.15 m gallium arsenide (GaAs) process featuring pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistors (PHEMT). Using on-wafer tests, we measured a gain of 13.4 dB and a +17 dBm output compression point for the power amplifier at 60 GHz centre frequency when the MMIC was biased to 3 volts V_dd. At the same frequency, the low noise amplifier exhibited 24 dB of gain with a 3.5 dB noise figure. The AM/AM and AM/PM characteristics of the power amplifier chip were obtained from the large-signal S-parameter measurement data. Furthermore, the power amplifier was assembled in a split block package, which had a WR-15 waveguide interface in input and output. The measured results show a 12.5 dB small-signal gain and better than 8 dB return losses in input and output for the packaged power amplifier.     

8GHz～12GHz推-推压控振荡器设计

文章介绍了利用推-推的方法实现宽带低相噪压控振荡器,论述了其基本原理和分析方法,并利用计算机辅助设计(CAD)对该方法进行了分析。根据分析结果制作了8GHz～12GHz压控振荡器。测试结果表明,分析结果较好地反映了实际结果。推-推的方法能有效提高晶体管的工作频率,同时还可以改善压控振荡器的负载牵引能力。这种方法适用不同形式的器件,对高频率、宽频带压控振荡器的制作有一定指导意义。     

Short-Range Wireless Communications for Next-Generation Networks: UWB, 60 GHz Millimeter-Wave WPAN, And ZigBee

This article presents standardization, regulation, and development issues associated with short-range wireless technologies for next-generation personal area networks (PAN). Ultra-wideband (UWB) and 60 GHz millimeter-wave communication technologies promise unprecedented short-range broadband wireless communication and are the harbingers of multigigabit wireless networks. Despite the huge potential for PAN, standardization and global spectrum regulations challenge the success of UWB. On the other hand, ZigBeetrade is expected to be a crucial short-range technology for low throughput and ultra low-power consumption networks. The current status and direction of future development of UWB, emerging 60 GHz millimeter-wave PAN, and low data rate ZigBee are described. This article also addresses wireless MAC protocol issues of 60 GHz multigigabit PAN.     

面向高速应用的10位2GHz数模转换器

提出了一个刷新率达2GHz的10位电流驱动型数模转换器.在综合了精度与芯片面积等因素之后,该数模转换器使用6 4结构.采用电流型逻辑以提高转换器的速度,并采用Q2 random walk方法设计了一个双中心对称的电流矩阵,确保数模转换器的线性度.该数模转换器核心版图面积为2.2mm×2.2mm,在3.3V单电压供电的情况下,该芯片功耗为790mW.     

面向高速应用的10位2GHz数模转换器

提出了一个刷新率达2GHz的10位电流驱动型数模转换器.在综合了精度与芯片面积等因素之后,该数模转换器使用6+4结构.采用电流型逻辑以提高转换器的速度,并采用Q2 random walk方法设计了一个双中心对称的电流矩阵,确保数模转换器的线性度.该数模转换器核心版图面积为2.2mm×2.2mm,在3.3V单电压供电的情况下,该芯片功耗为790mW.     

SiGe Bipolar VCO With Ultra-Wide Tuning Range at 80 GHz Center Frequency

A SiGe millimeter-wave VCO with a center frequency around 80 GHz and an extremely wide (continuous) tuning range of 24.5 GHz ( ap 30%) is presented. The phase noise at 1 MHz offset is -97 dBc/Hz at the center frequency (and less than -94 dBc/Hz in a frequency range of 21 GHz). The maximum total output power is about 12 dBm. A cascode buffer improves decoupling from the output load at reasonable VCO power consumption (240 mW at 5 V supply voltage). A low-power frequency divider (operating up to 100 GHz) provides, in addition, a divided-by-four signal. As a further intention of this paper, the basic reasons for the limitation of the tuning range in millimeter-wave VCOs are shown and the improvement by using two (instead of one) varactor pairs is demonstrated.     

A 48 GHz 196 dB-FOM LC VCO With Double Cap-Degeneration Negative-Resistance Cell

This letter presents a 48-GHz capacitively emitter-degenerated LC voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) with double cross-coupled pair showing higher and lower input capacitance than typical cross-coupled pairs. The phase noise of the proposed LC VCO is measured as 114.5 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset from 48 GHz carrier, and a current of 6 mA is drawn in the VCO circuit. The proposed VCO shows an excellent figure of merit of 196 dB.     

A Low-Power Fully Monolithic Subthreshold CMOS Receiver With Integrated LO Generation for 2.4 GHz Wireless PAN Applications

This paper reports a fully monolithic subthreshold CMOS receiver with integrated subthreshold quadrature LO chain for 2.4 GHz WPAN applications. Subthreshold operation, passive voltage boosting, and various low-power circuit techniques such as current reuse, stacking, and differential cross coupling have been combined to lower the total power consumption. The subthreshold receiver, consisting of the switched-gain low noise amplifier, the quadrature mixers, and the variable gain amplifiers, consumes only 1.4 mW of power and has a gain of 43 dB and a noise figure of 5 dB. The entire quadrature LO chain, including a stacked quadrature VCO and differential cross-coupled buffers, also operates in the subthreshold region and consumes a total power of 1.2 mW. The subthreshold receiver with integrated LO generation is implemented in a 0.18 mum CMOS process. The receiver has a 3-dB IF bandwidth of 95 MHz.     

硅基77 GHz汽车雷达收发芯片研究综述

综合评述了硅基77 GHz汽车雷达收发芯片的技术背景、研究现状以及面临的挑战。首先,介绍了毫米波汽车雷达的频谱划分、制作工艺和雷达体制选择。在此基础上,总结分析了近十年汽车雷达收发芯片领域的技术演进和发展趋势,分别介绍了SiGe工艺和CMOS工艺下77 GHz雷达收发芯片以及最新毫米波电路技术。最后,提出了毫米波汽车雷达芯片所面临的挑战。     

A 5.2 GHz CMOS I/Q Modulator With Integrated Phase Shifter for Beamforming

This paper presents the design of an I/Q modulator with integrated phase shifter for beamforming. It is targeted at 802.11a WLAN. An efficient beamforming architecture with a linearly controlled 360^deg phase shifting range is proposed for linear transmitters. The phase shifting takes place in the local oscillator path at three times lower frequency than the carrier. The phase shifters are implemented as vector modulators in an efficient way by utilizing a current reuse technique. All control currents are provided by a single current steering digital to analog converter by means of time multiplexed sample and hold circuits. The circuit, implemented in 0.25 mum CMOS technology, has a 1 dB output compression point of -7.1 dBm and consumes 61 mA. It has a phase shifting resolution of 10^deg with a differential accuracy of 2^deg.     

一个8GHz高功率AlGaN/GaN HEMT VCO

基于中科院微电子所的AlGaN/GaN HEMT工艺研制了一个X波段高功率混合集成压控振荡器（VCO）。电路采用源端调谐的负阻型结构,主谐振腔由开路微带和短路微带并联构成,实现高Q值设计。在偏置条件为VD=20V, VG=-1.9V, ID=150mA时,VCO在中心频率8.15 GHz处输出功率达到28 dBm,效率21%,相位噪声-85 dBc/Hz@100 KHz,-128 dBc/Hz@1 MHz。调谐电压0~5V时,调谐范围50 MHz。分析了器件闪烁噪声对GaN HEMT基振荡器相位噪声性能的主导作用。测试结果显示了AlGaN/GaN HEMT工艺在高功率低噪声微波频率源中的应用前景。     

A Novel GCPW to Rectangular Waveguide Transition for 60 GHz Applications

A new type of grounded coplanar waveguide (GCPW) to rectangular waveguide transition in an LTCC multi-layer structure for 60 GHz applications is proposed in this letter. The GCPW and rectangular waveguide are fully integrated on the same substrate, and the ground wall of the rectangular waveguide is made up of a staggered via fence. The transition is accomplished by inserting a bent short stub. We analyze and prove the novel transition structure by applying an equivalent circuit model. Measured results for a single transition show that the insertion loss is 0.345 dB at 59 GHz and the bandwidth is 6.3 GHz. The proposed transition structure with very low loss at a large bandwidth is very suitable for a SiP of 60 GHz WPAN applications.