Title :
A 135GHz SiGe transmitter with a dielectric rod antenna-in-package for high EIRP/channel arrays
Author :
Saiz, Nicholas ; Dolatsha, Nemat ; Arbabian, Amin
Author_Institution :
Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, a 135 GHz antenna-in-package (AiP) transmitter with high equivalent isotropic radiated power (EIRP) is presented. The radiating element is realized by a dielectric rod antenna fed by a planar Yagi-like electric dipole. A SiGe transmitter composed of an active balun, 8× frequency multiplier and a power amplifier is mounted on the AiP. The operating frequency of the system is 125-140 GHz. The measured EIRP at 135 GHz is 15.6 dBm and the DC power consumption is 366 mW.
Keywords :
Ge-Si alloys; antenna feeds; baluns; dipole antennas; frequency multipliers; millimetre wave antennas; planar antennas; power amplifiers; radio transmitters; AiP transmitter; DC power consumption; SiGe; SiGe transmitter; active balun; dielectric rod antenna fed; dielectric rod antenna-in-package; equivalent isotropic radiated power; frequency 125 GHz to 140 GHz; frequency multiplier; high EIRP-channel arrays; planar Yagi-like electric dipole; power 366 mW; power amplifier; radiating element; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Dielectrics; Dipole antennas; Semiconductor device measurement; Transmitters; AiP; D-Band; Dielectric Rod Antenna; LCP; Packaging; Phased Array; SiGe;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), 2014 IEEE Proceedings of the
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.2014.6946141
