DocumentCode :
1883952
Title :
A SiGe quadrature transmitter and receiver chipset for emerging high-frequency applications at 160GHz
Author :
Pfeiffer, Ullrich R. ; Ojefors, E. ; Yan Zhao
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
fYear :
2010
fDate :
7-11 Feb. 2010
Firstpage :
416
Lastpage :
417
Abstract :
A158-to-165GHz TX and RX chipset supporting QAM modulation schemes is implemented in SiGe. Double-balanced l/Q mixers are used for direct up-/down-conversion. The LO chain consists of a VCO, a frequency prescaler, a tripler/amplifier chain, and a differential 90deg coupler. The RX further includes an LNA and the TX a PA. The RX system NF is 11 to 14 dB and the TX Psat is up to 5dBm.
Keywords :
BiCMOS integrated circuits; Ge-Si alloys; elemental semiconductors; mixers (circuits); quadrature amplitude modulation; transceivers; QAM modulation; SiGe; double-balanced l/Q mixers; frequency 160 GHz; high-frequency applications; quadrature transmitter and receiver chipset; Differential amplifiers; Frequency conversion; Germanium silicon alloys; Inductors; Loss measurement; Noise measurement; Power generation; Silicon germanium; Transmitters; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference Digest of Technical Papers (ISSCC), 2010 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
ISSN :
0193-6530
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6033-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.2010.5433832
Filename :
5433832
Link To Document :
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