Title :
Silicon integrated dielectric resonator antenna solution for 60GHz front-end modules
Author :
Guzman, J.P. ; Calvez, C. ; Pilard, R. ; Gianesello, F. ; Ney, M. ; Gloria, D. ; Person, C.
Author_Institution :
Microwave Dept., Telecom Bretagne, Brest, France
Abstract :
A new dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) solution for the complete integration of radio front end at 60GHz is presented. The solution is a SoC configuration consisting of an integrated PA and a CPW fed slot on 65nm CMOS SOI (Silicon on Insulator) technology from ST Microelectronics. A co-design strategy is taken into consideration to reduce the size of the system and matching circuit losses. A total size of 1mm2 die has been achieved for both PA and Antenna excitation element. The antenna element as a whole is then taken from this SoC solution into a SiP configuration which can integrate the DR and silicon based elements, achieving a high gain (5dBi) and a bandwidth of 5GHz in the specified band.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; dielectric resonator antennas; millimetre wave antennas; silicon-on-insulator; system-on-chip; CMOS silicon-on-insulator technology; bandwidth 5 GHz; co-design strategy; coplanar waveguide fed slot; frequency 60 GHz; front-end modules; integrated PA; matching circuit losses; silicon integrated dielectric resonator antenna; size 65 nm; system-on-chip; Antenna measurements; Dielectric resonator antennas; Dielectrics; Gain; Silicon; Substrates; 60GHz; Dielectric Resonator; System on Chip; integrated antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems (SiRF), 2012 IEEE 12th Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Santa Clara, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1317-0
DOI :
10.1109/SiRF.2012.6160131
