• DocumentCode
    1418769
  • Title

    150 GHz Complementary Anti-Parallel Diode Frequency Tripler in 130 nm CMOS

  • Author

    Shim, Dongha ; Mao, Chuying ; Sankaran, Swaminathan ; Kenneth, K.O.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    43
  • Lastpage
    45
  • Abstract
    The first complementary anti-parallel Schottky diode frequency tripler in CMOS is demonstrated. The tripler exhibits ~34-dB minimum conversion loss, -24-dBm maximum output power at 150 GHz, and 3 db output frequency range of ~10 GHz.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; Schottky diodes; frequency multipliers; CMOS; anti-parallel Schottky diode frequency tripler; complementary anti-parallel diode frequency tripler; conversion loss; frequency 150 GHz; output frequency range; output power; size 130 nm; CMOS integrated circuits; Frequency measurement; Harmonic analysis; Loss measurement; Power generation; Schottky diodes; Transmission line measurements; CMOS; Schottky barrier diode; complementary anti-parallel diode pair; frequency tripler; sub-terahertz;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1531-1309
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LMWC.2010.2087321
  • Filename
    5680673