该文首次报道了一种极简构架的5G毫米波反向阵设计原理及其CMOS芯片实现技术。该毫米波反向阵极简构架,利用次谐波混频器提供相位共轭和阵列反向功能,无需移相电路及波束控制系统,便可实现波束自动回溯移动通信功能。该文采用国产0.18μ...该文首次报道了一种极简构架的5G毫米波反向阵设计原理及其CMOS芯片实现技术。该毫米波反向阵极简构架,利用次谐波混频器提供相位共轭和阵列反向功能,无需移相电路及波束控制系统,便可实现波束自动回溯移动通信功能。该文采用国产0.18μm CMOS工艺研制了5G毫米波反向阵芯片,包括发射前端、接收前端及跟踪锁相环等核心模块,其中发射及接收前端芯片采用次谐波混频及跨导增强等技术,分别实现了19.5 d B和18.7 d B的实测转换增益。所实现的跟踪锁相环芯片具备双模工作优势,可根据不同参考信号支持幅度调制及相位调制,实测输出信号相噪优于–125 dBc/Hz@100 kHz。该文给出的测试结果验证了所提5G毫米波反向阵通信架构及其CMOS芯片实现的可行性,从而为5G/6G毫米波通信探索了一种架构极简、成本极低、拓展性强的新方案。展开更多
This article presents the design and performance of a single-pole double-throw(SPDT)switch operating in 50-110 GHz.The switch is fabricated in a 100-nm GaN high-electron-mobility transistors(HEMT)technology.To realize...This article presents the design and performance of a single-pole double-throw(SPDT)switch operating in 50-110 GHz.The switch is fabricated in a 100-nm GaN high-electron-mobility transistors(HEMT)technology.To realize high-power capability,the dimensions of GaN HEMTs are selected by simulation verification.To enhance the isolation,an improved structure of shunt HEMT with two ground holes is employed.To extend the operation bandwidth,the SPDT switch with multi-section resonant units is proposed and analyzed.To verify the SPDT switch design,a prototype operating in 50-110 GHz is fabricated.The measured results show that the fabricated SPDT switch monolithic microwave integrated circuit(MMIC)achieves an input 1 dB compression point(P_(1dB))of 38 dBm at 94 GHz,and isolation within the range of 33 dB to 54 dB in 50-110 GHz.The insertion loss of the switch is less than 2.1 dB,while the voltage standing wave ratios(VSWR)of the input port and output port are both less than 1.8 in the operation bandwidth.Based on the measured results,the presented SPDT switch MMIC demonstrates high power capability and high isolation compared with other reported millimeter-wave SPDT MMIC designs.展开更多
文摘该文首次报道了一种极简构架的5G毫米波反向阵设计原理及其CMOS芯片实现技术。该毫米波反向阵极简构架,利用次谐波混频器提供相位共轭和阵列反向功能,无需移相电路及波束控制系统,便可实现波束自动回溯移动通信功能。该文采用国产0.18μm CMOS工艺研制了5G毫米波反向阵芯片,包括发射前端、接收前端及跟踪锁相环等核心模块,其中发射及接收前端芯片采用次谐波混频及跨导增强等技术,分别实现了19.5 d B和18.7 d B的实测转换增益。所实现的跟踪锁相环芯片具备双模工作优势,可根据不同参考信号支持幅度调制及相位调制,实测输出信号相噪优于–125 dBc/Hz@100 kHz。该文给出的测试结果验证了所提5G毫米波反向阵通信架构及其CMOS芯片实现的可行性,从而为5G/6G毫米波通信探索了一种架构极简、成本极低、拓展性强的新方案。
文摘This article presents the design and performance of a single-pole double-throw(SPDT)switch operating in 50-110 GHz.The switch is fabricated in a 100-nm GaN high-electron-mobility transistors(HEMT)technology.To realize high-power capability,the dimensions of GaN HEMTs are selected by simulation verification.To enhance the isolation,an improved structure of shunt HEMT with two ground holes is employed.To extend the operation bandwidth,the SPDT switch with multi-section resonant units is proposed and analyzed.To verify the SPDT switch design,a prototype operating in 50-110 GHz is fabricated.The measured results show that the fabricated SPDT switch monolithic microwave integrated circuit(MMIC)achieves an input 1 dB compression point(P_(1dB))of 38 dBm at 94 GHz,and isolation within the range of 33 dB to 54 dB in 50-110 GHz.The insertion loss of the switch is less than 2.1 dB,while the voltage standing wave ratios(VSWR)of the input port and output port are both less than 1.8 in the operation bandwidth.Based on the measured results,the presented SPDT switch MMIC demonstrates high power capability and high isolation compared with other reported millimeter-wave SPDT MMIC designs.
