CMOS MMICs for microwave and millimeter wave applications

Author

Ferndahl, M. ; Zirath, H. ; Motlagh, B.M. ; Masud, A. ; Angelov, I. ; Vickes, H.-O. ; Gevorgian, S. ; Ingvarsson, F.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Microtechnology & Nanoscience, Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg, Sweden

Volume

1

fYear

2004

fDate

17-19 May 2004

Firstpage

237

Abstract

Recent results on MMIC based on a 90-nm CMOS process are presented. Linear and nonlinear models were developed for the transistors based on S-parameters, noise parameters, and power spectrum measurements. Based on EM-simulations, models for multilayer capacitances, MIM-capacitances, various transmission lines etc were also developed. Amplifiers, frequency mixers, and frequency multipliers were then designed, fabricated and characterized. Amplifiers with a gain of 6 and 3.5 dB per stage at 20 and 40 GHz respectively, were demonstrated as well as frequency multipliers from 20 to 40 GHz with 15.8 dB conversion loss, and 30 to 60 GHz multipliers with 15.3 dB conversion loss. Resistive mixers at 20, 40, and 60 GHz were also demonstrated with promising results.

Keywords

MMIC amplifiers; MMIC frequency convertors; MMIC mixers; S-parameters; high-frequency transmission lines; millimetre wave amplifiers; millimetre wave frequency convertors; millimetre wave mixers; 15.3 dB; 15.8 dB; 20 to 60 GHz; 3.5 dB; 6 dB; 90 nm; CMOS MMIC; EM-simulations; MIM-capacitances; S-parameters; amplifiers; frequency mixers; frequency multipliers; linear models; microwave applications; millimeter wave applications; multilayer capacitances; noise parameters; nonlinear models; power spectrum measurements; transmission lines; CMOS process; Frequency; MMICs; Microwave transistors; Millimeter wave measurements; Millimeter wave transistors; Mixers; Power measurement; Scattering parameters; Semiconductor device modeling;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwaves, Radar and Wireless Communications, 2004. MIKON-2004. 15th International Conference on

Print_ISBN

83-906662-7-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MIKON.2004.1356908

Filename

1356908