Title :
High-Speed mm-Wave Data-Link Based on Hollow Plastic Cable and CMOS Transceiver
Author :
Yanghyo Kim ; Lan Nan ; Cong, J. ; Chang, Mau-Chung Frank
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
A multi-Giga-bit/s (up to 6 Gbps) and energy-efficient (1 pJ/bit/m) data link is formed by using hollow plastic cable and CMOS transceivers for short distance (8 m) digital communications. The demonstrated link couples/de-couples 60 GHz carried digital signals with roughly 6 dB loss per coupling into/from a hollow plastic cable made of relatively low-loss (~1.5 dB/m) Teflon, which is widely used for various home appliances. The CMOS transceivers are designed and implemented in 65 nm Foundry CMOS to support the intended 60 GHz operation with 28 mW power consumption under a 1 V supply.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; digital communication; millimetre wave integrated circuits; radio transceivers; CMOS transceiver; digital signals; energy-efficient data link; frequency 60 GHz; high-speed mm-wave data-link; hollow plastic cable; loss 6 dB; multigiga-bit/s; power 28 mW; power consumption; short distance digital communications; voltage 1 V; Amplitude shift keying; Antenna measurements; CMOS integrated circuits; Communication cables; Loss measurement; Millimeter wave integrated circuits; Plastics; Transceivers; Amplitude shift keying (ASK) modulation; RF-interconnect; hollow plastic waveguide; millimeter wave integrated circuits;
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LMWC.2013.2283862
