Title :
Can silicon catch the millimeter wave?
Author_Institution :
Electron. Res. Lab., DIMES Delft Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Abstract :
Transceiver designs implemented in silicon technology are most competitive in design cycle-time and performance versus cost when compared to other technologies. Scaling is driving silicon technology towards gain-band-widths of 300GHz, enabling circuits operating deep into mm-wave frequency bands (i.e., well above 30 GHz). However, innovations in on-chip passive design and construction being pioneered in mixed-signal silicon technologies may be the real technology enablers at these frequencies. Relevant examples are presented from the author´s own work and the literature.
Keywords :
integrated circuit design; millimetre wave integrated circuits; silicon; transceivers; integrated circuits; millimeter wave; mixed-signal silicon technologies; on-chip passive design; radio frequency; wireless communication transceivers; Attenuation; Bandwidth; Integrated circuit interconnections; Integrated circuit technology; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave technology; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency integrated circuits; Silicon; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2005 European
Print_ISBN :
2-9600551-2-8
DOI :
10.1109/EUMC.2005.1610227
