Title :
Low-power wireless data transmitter MMIC with data rates up to 25 Gbit/s and 9.5mW power consumption using a 113 GHz carrier
Author :
Thome, Fabian ; Leuther, A. ; Maroldt, S. ; Schlechtweg, Michael ; Ambacher, Oliver
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer Inst. for Appl. Solid State Phys. IAF, Freiburg, Germany
Abstract :
In this paper a low-power wireless data transmitter MMIC at 113 GHz with data rates up to 25 Gbit/s is presented. The power consumption of the transmitter MMIC is 9.48mW and the output power is about 4.3 dBm. The measured bit error rate is less than 1 × 10-12 for at least up to 13 Gbit/s. The transmitter is a fully integrated MMIC based on a 50nm InGaAs metamorphic HEMT technology. The circuit consists of a low-power voltage controlled oscillator as signal generator and a low-loss high-speed switch as amplitude modulator, only needing a single-ended data input signal. The whole transmitter MMIC has a size of only 1.25×1mm2.
Keywords :
MMIC oscillators; gallium arsenide; high electron mobility transistors; indium compounds; low-power electronics; microwave switches; modulators; radio transmitters; signal generators; voltage-controlled oscillators; InGaAs; amplitude modulator; bit rate 25 Gbit/s; frequency 113 GHz; low-loss high-speed switch; low-power voltage controlled oscillator; low-power wireless data transmitter MMIC; metamorphic HEMT technology; power 9.48 mW; power 9.5 mW; signal generator; single-ended data input signal; size 50 nm; Bit rate; CMOS integrated circuits; HEMTs; MMICs; Phase shift keying; Transmitters; Very large scale integration; Amplitude shift keying; HEMTs; MMICs; W-band; low power electronics; oscillator; switch; wireless data transmitter;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium (IMS), 2014 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Tampa, FL
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2014.6848265
