A fully integrated 8-channel wide-band receiver for Ku-band dual-polarization phased array in SiGe BiCMOS

Author

Klatser, Paul ; Boot, Rinus ; Voshaar, Gerard ; Roeloffzen, Chris

Author_Institution

Bruco Integrated Circuits B.V., Borne, Netherlands

fYear

2014

fDate

6-7 Oct. 2014

Firstpage

37

Lastpage

40

Abstract

A Ku-band fully-integrated 8-channel phased-array receiver with 2GHz wide IF-bandwidth on a 3.8*4mm die is presented. The receiver has extensive processing at IF-level, like polarization discrimination, but it consumes only 132mW per channel. Each channel has 40dB gain and a IP1dB of -66dBm. The wide bandwidth calls for constant group-delay implementations in the IF chain. A novel bipolar implementation for true time delay is proposed, with a continuous programmable delay range of 0...100ps. An active, linear-phase, poly-phase IF-filter at 1...3GHz is used. The high level of integration makes it possible to build an ultra-flat (1cm) array antenna with high resolution beam-forming.

Keywords

BiCMOS integrated circuits; UHF antennas; UHF filters; receivers; IF chain; IF-bandwidth; Ku-band fully-integrated 8-channel phased-array receiver; SiGe; SiGe BiCMOS; active linear-phase poly-phase IF-filter; bandwidth 2 GHz; constant group-delay implementations; frequency 1 GHz to 3 GHz; gain 40 dB; high resolution beam-forming; novel bipolar implementation; polarization discrimination; power 132 mW; time 0 ps to 100 ps; true time delay; ultra-flat array antenna; Arrays; Band-pass filters; Bandwidth; Delay effects; Delays; Gyrators; Receivers; Phased arrays; dual polarization; gyrators; poly phase band-pass filter; satellite receiver; true time delay; ultra flat antenna; wide bandwidth;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

European Microwave Integrated Circuit Conference (EuMIC), 2014 9th

Conference_Location

Rome

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EuMIC.2014.6997785

Filename

6997785