TY - GEN
T1 - A 0.25-μm Si-Ge millimeter-wave damping pulse transmitter chip with on-chip loop antenna array
AU - Mai Khanh, Nguyen Ngoc
AU - Sasaki, Masahiro
AU - Asada, Kunihiro
PY - 2010/11/30
Y1 - 2010/11/30
N2 - This paper presents a 100-120-GHz pulse transmitter chip with a 54×24 on-chip loop antenna array for indoor millimeter wave (mm-wave) imaging applications. This 4- mm×4-mm transmitter for the purpose of beam-forming is designed and fabricated in a 2.5-V 0.25-μm 4-metal-layer Si-Ge Bi-CMOS process. The 23-μm×23-μm loop antenna located on the top-metal layer operates as an inductor in an mm-wave pulse generating circuit. Each of the on-chip damping pulse generators includes an R-L-C circuit, a BJT operated as a switch and a CMOS inverter chain circuit for shaping the rising edge of the input clock. Simulation results by EMDS, ADS 2009 and HSPICE show that loop antenna's inductance and resistance at 80-120 GHz are 51 pH and 3 Ω, respectively. By using an mm-wave power meter, a 90-140-GHz standard horn antenna and a Schottky diode detector, we demonstrate the ability of an integrated mm-wave pulse generator for the purpose of beam-forming.
AB - This paper presents a 100-120-GHz pulse transmitter chip with a 54×24 on-chip loop antenna array for indoor millimeter wave (mm-wave) imaging applications. This 4- mm×4-mm transmitter for the purpose of beam-forming is designed and fabricated in a 2.5-V 0.25-μm 4-metal-layer Si-Ge Bi-CMOS process. The 23-μm×23-μm loop antenna located on the top-metal layer operates as an inductor in an mm-wave pulse generating circuit. Each of the on-chip damping pulse generators includes an R-L-C circuit, a BJT operated as a switch and a CMOS inverter chain circuit for shaping the rising edge of the input clock. Simulation results by EMDS, ADS 2009 and HSPICE show that loop antenna's inductance and resistance at 80-120 GHz are 51 pH and 3 Ω, respectively. By using an mm-wave power meter, a 90-140-GHz standard horn antenna and a Schottky diode detector, we demonstrate the ability of an integrated mm-wave pulse generator for the purpose of beam-forming.
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U2 - 10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612432
DO - 10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612432
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:78649367732
SN - 9781424466573
T3 - IRMMW-THz 2010 - 35th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, Conference Guide
BT - IRMMW-THz 2010 - 35th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, Conference Guide
T2 - 35th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz 2010
Y2 - 5 September 2010 through 10 September 2010
ER -