• DocumentCode
    2868354
  • Title

    A Bidirectional RF-Combining 60GHz Phased-Array Front-End

  • Author

    Natarajan, Arun ; Floyd, Brian ; Hajimiri, Ali

  • Author_Institution
    California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    11-15 Feb. 2007
  • Firstpage
    202
  • Lastpage
    597
  • Abstract
    A 60GHz RF-combining phased-array front-end is implemented in silicon using a hybrid parallel/series phase-shift approach that reduces the requirements of the on-chip phase shifters. The 4-element array provides for simultaneous illumination of 2 angles of incidence and includes amplitude control and continuous phase adjustment. The front-end NF <6.9dB at 60GHz and the array achieves full spatial coverage with peak-to-null ratio >25dB. It consumes 265mW and occupies 4.6mm2.
  • Keywords
    antenna phased arrays; phase shifters; 265 mW; 4-element array; 60 GHz; amplitude control; bidirectional RF-combining phased-array front-end; continuous phase adjustment; hybrid parallel/series phase-shift; Energy consumption; Gain; Impedance matching; Noise figure; Phase measurement; Phase shifters; Phased arrays; Power transmission lines; Transceivers; Varactors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2007. ISSCC 2007. Digest of Technical Papers. IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • ISSN
    0193-6530
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0853-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0193-6530
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISSCC.2007.373364
  • Filename
    4242335
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2868354