Title :
Single-element and phased-array transceiver chipsets for 60-ghz Gb/s communications
Author :
Valdes-Garcia, Alberto ; Reynolds, Scott ; Natarajan, Arun ; Kam, Dong ; Liu, Duixian ; Lai, Jie-Wei ; Huang, Yen-Lin Oscar ; Chen, Ping-Yu ; Tsai, Ming-Da ; Zhan, Jing-Hong Conan ; Nicolson, Sean ; Floyd, Brian
fDate :
4/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This article summarizes the development of mature and highly integrated SiGe BiCMOS ICs for gigabit-per-second communications according to the requirements of the IEEE 802.15.3c and 802.11.ad-draft standards. A single-element transceiver chipset for point-to-point communications is described with emphasis on a feature-rich yet compact 60-GHz receiver. Next, a 16-element phased-array transceiver chipset for non-line-of-sight communications is described, with emphasis on a new power-efficient phased-array transmitter. Examples of gigabit-per-second line-of-sight and non-line-of-sight link experiments are provided, and system-level implementation trade-offs are discussed.
Keywords :
BiCMOS integrated circuits; Ge-Si alloys; field effect MIMIC; millimetre wave receivers; radio links; radio transceivers; wireless LAN; BiCMOS integrated circuit; IEEE 802.11 standards; IEEE 802.15.3c standards; SiGe; bit rate 60 Gbit/s; compact receiver; frequency 60 GHz; gigabit-per-second communications; nonline-of-sight communications; phased-array transceiver chipsets; phased-array transmitter; point-to-point communications; single-element transceiver chipsets; Active filters; Arrays; Frequency modulation; Receivers; Transceivers;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2011.5741156
