Abstract
A 60-GHz CMOS sub-harmonic RF transceiver with an integrated on-chip artificial-magnetic-conductor (AMC) Yagi-antenna and a balun-bandpass-filter (BPF) fabricated in 90-nm technology is presented. With the AMC structure, the radiation efficiency and power gain of the on-chip antenna can be increased. The on-chip balun-BPF combines the integrated design of the balun and RF BPF to reduce the circuit size and the insertion loss. The transmitter/receiver (T/R) switch with the leakage cancellation technique is used to increase the isolation between the T/R ports. The class-A power amplifier is utilized to achieve high linearity and power gain. The sub-harmonic receiver is adopted to mitigate the DC offset problem. The probe-station based on-wafer continuous wave (CW) wireless transmission test is conducted (R = 1 m). The measured total transmitting gain Gant+Tx and receiving conversion gain CGant+Rx of the integrated RF transceiver (with the on-chip AMC antenna and the balun-BPF) are 5 dB and 10.1 dB at 60 GHz, respectively. In error vector magnitude (EVM) tests, the maximum data rates of the transceiver in 16QAM mode at a 50-cm wireless link have been investigated. The presented integrated RF transceiver will be very useful for the design of a 60 GHz fully integrated CMOS single-chip radio for very-short-range (VSR) communication applications.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | European Microwave Week 2014 |
| Subtitle of host publication | "Connecting the Future", EuMW 2014 - Conference Proceedings; EuMIC 2014: 9th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Pages | 281-284 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9782874870361 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2014 Dec 23 |
| Event | 9th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2014 - Held as Part of the 17th European Microwave Week, EuMW 2014 - Rome, Italy Duration: 2014 Oct 6 → 2014 Oct 7 |
Publication series
| Name | European Microwave Week 2014: "Connecting the Future", EuMW 2014 - Conference Proceedings; EuMIC 2014: 9th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference |
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| Other | 9th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2014 - Held as Part of the 17th European Microwave Week, EuMW 2014 |
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| Country | Italy |
| City | Rome |
| Period | 14-10-06 → 14-10-07 |
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Hardware and Architecture
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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A 60-GHz CMOS RF sub-harmonic RF transceiver front-end with integrated artificial-magnetic-conductor (AMC) on-chip Yagi-antenna and balun filter. / Lin, Chien Chih; Kuo, Hsin Chih; Chou, Chien Chang; Chuang, Huey-Ru.
European Microwave Week 2014: "Connecting the Future", EuMW 2014 - Conference Proceedings; EuMIC 2014: 9th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. p. 281-284 6997847 (European Microwave Week 2014: "Connecting the Future", EuMW 2014 - Conference Proceedings; EuMIC 2014: 9th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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N2 - A 60-GHz CMOS sub-harmonic RF transceiver with an integrated on-chip artificial-magnetic-conductor (AMC) Yagi-antenna and a balun-bandpass-filter (BPF) fabricated in 90-nm technology is presented. With the AMC structure, the radiation efficiency and power gain of the on-chip antenna can be increased. The on-chip balun-BPF combines the integrated design of the balun and RF BPF to reduce the circuit size and the insertion loss. The transmitter/receiver (T/R) switch with the leakage cancellation technique is used to increase the isolation between the T/R ports. The class-A power amplifier is utilized to achieve high linearity and power gain. The sub-harmonic receiver is adopted to mitigate the DC offset problem. The probe-station based on-wafer continuous wave (CW) wireless transmission test is conducted (R = 1 m). The measured total transmitting gain Gant+Tx and receiving conversion gain CGant+Rx of the integrated RF transceiver (with the on-chip AMC antenna and the balun-BPF) are 5 dB and 10.1 dB at 60 GHz, respectively. In error vector magnitude (EVM) tests, the maximum data rates of the transceiver in 16QAM mode at a 50-cm wireless link have been investigated. The presented integrated RF transceiver will be very useful for the design of a 60 GHz fully integrated CMOS single-chip radio for very-short-range (VSR) communication applications.
AB - A 60-GHz CMOS sub-harmonic RF transceiver with an integrated on-chip artificial-magnetic-conductor (AMC) Yagi-antenna and a balun-bandpass-filter (BPF) fabricated in 90-nm technology is presented. With the AMC structure, the radiation efficiency and power gain of the on-chip antenna can be increased. The on-chip balun-BPF combines the integrated design of the balun and RF BPF to reduce the circuit size and the insertion loss. The transmitter/receiver (T/R) switch with the leakage cancellation technique is used to increase the isolation between the T/R ports. The class-A power amplifier is utilized to achieve high linearity and power gain. The sub-harmonic receiver is adopted to mitigate the DC offset problem. The probe-station based on-wafer continuous wave (CW) wireless transmission test is conducted (R = 1 m). The measured total transmitting gain Gant+Tx and receiving conversion gain CGant+Rx of the integrated RF transceiver (with the on-chip AMC antenna and the balun-BPF) are 5 dB and 10.1 dB at 60 GHz, respectively. In error vector magnitude (EVM) tests, the maximum data rates of the transceiver in 16QAM mode at a 50-cm wireless link have been investigated. The presented integrated RF transceiver will be very useful for the design of a 60 GHz fully integrated CMOS single-chip radio for very-short-range (VSR) communication applications.
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