Title :
Unlicensed millimeter wave communications. A new opportunity for MMIC technology at 60 GHz
Author_Institution :
Solid State Phys., Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
A recent FCC decision has opened the largest contiguous bandwidth in history, 59-64 GHz for non-government unlicensed wireless communications. Emerging commercial applications in this band will require inexpensive MMICs and low-cost packaging. Will technology be up to the challenge?.
Keywords :
MMIC; radio spectrum management; 59 to 64 GHz; FCC; MMIC technology; commercial applications; contiguous bandwidth; low-cost packaging; millimeter wave communication; nongovernment unlicensed wireless communication; Communication industry; FCC; Frequency; MMICs; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave radar; Millimeter wave technology; Oxygen; Wireless LAN; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Gallium Arsenide Integrated Circuit (GaAs IC) Symposium, 1996. Technical Digest 1996., 18th Annual
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3504-X
DOI :
10.1109/GAAS.1996.567624
