A CMOS active antenna/inductor for System on a Chip (SoC) applications

Author

Shamim, A. ; Karam, V. ; Popplewell, P. ; Roy, L. ; Rogers, J. ; Plett, C.

Author_Institution

Carleton Univ., Ottawa, ON

fYear

2008

fDate

5-11 July 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

A miniature on-chip antenna/inductor is presented which can radiate effectively while providing the required L and Q for the resonant tank of a VCO. Antenna gain and radiation pattern measurements demonstrate a maximum gain of -22 dBi at 45deg off boresight. With 0 dBm of radiated power, the on-chip antenna supports a 2 m communication link with an off-chip patch antenna connected to a low noise receiver. The results indicate a promising future for this design in short range communication applications.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; receivers; system-on-chip; voltage-controlled oscillators; CMOS; SOC; VCO; antenna gain measurements; antenna radiation pattern measurements; communication link; low noise receiver; off-chip patch antenna; on-chip antenna; on-chip inductor; resonant tank; short range communication; system on a chip; Active inductors; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Gain measurement; Patch antennas; Receiving antennas; Resonance; Semiconductor device measurement; System-on-a-chip; Voltage-controlled oscillators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2008. AP-S 2008. IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2041-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2042-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2008.4619562

Filename

4619562