34-42GHz CMOS Transceiver Frontend for Versatile Arrays

Sumeet Londhe*, Noam Shmilovitz, Shay Avner, Noam Bar-Helmer, Samuel Jameson, Eran Socher

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Abstract

In this work a Ka-Band transceiver is presented in low cost 130nm CMOS. The front end consists of PA, LNA and SPDT. The PA is 3-stage differential cascode with capacitive cross coupling. The LNA starts with a single ended common source followed by 2 differential stages with RC feedback to extend bandwidth. The SPDT has parallel configuration with digital control. The PA has Psat of 17dBm with a small signal gain of 21dB. The LNA has a small signal gain of 24dB with a measured NF of 5.5dB. The SPDT has insertion loss of 2dB. The Rx has an IP1 of-18dBm with a small signal gain of 20dB. The power supply for the Tx/Rx is 2.6/2.4 V. The Tx draws 533mW with a max PAE of 14% from a 2.6 V supply. The Rx draws 103mW from a 2.4 V supply. The whole transceiver has a bandwidth of 9GHz. The chip area is 1.5mm2 including pads.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEuMIC 2020 - 2020 15th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages73-76
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9782874870606
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Jan 2021
Event15th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2020 - Utrecht, Netherlands
Duration: 11 Jan 202112 Jan 2021

Publication series

NameEuMIC 2020 - 2020 15th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference

Conference

Conference15th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2020
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityUtrecht
Period11/01/2112/01/21

Keywords

  • 5G
  • CMOS
  • Ka-Band
  • LNA
  • PA
  • SPDT
  • array
  • front-end
  • frontend
  • transceiver

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