Title :
A 60-GHz millimeter-wave CMOS RFIC-on-chip triangular monopole antenna for WPAN applications
Author :
Lin, C.-C. ; Hsu, S.-S. ; Hsu, C.Y. ; Chuang, H.-R.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan
Abstract :
In this paper, a 60-GHz CMOS RFIC-on-chip triangular monopole antenna is presented. A planar triangular-monopole structure fed by the CPW line is adopted to design the on-chip antenna. The FEM-based 3D full-wave EM solver, Ansoft HFSS, is used for the design simulation. The antenna chip is fabricated with a 0.18-mum CMOS process. The on-wafer measurement in a microwave probe station is conducted to measure the input VSWR and the antenna gain of the designed RFIC-on-chip antenna.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; coplanar waveguides; finite element analysis; millimetre wave antennas; monopole antennas; personal area networks; radiofrequency integrated circuits; Ansoft HFSS; CMOS process; CPW line; FEM-based 3D full-wave EM solver; WPAN applications; antenna gain; coplanar waveguide; frequency 60 GHz; microwave probe station; millimeter-wave CMOS RFIC-on-chip triangular monopole antenna; on-wafer measurement; planar triangular-monopole structure; size 0.18 mum; wireless personal area network; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; CMOS process; Gain measurement; Power measurement; Radio frequency; Receiving antennas; Semiconductor device measurement; Transmitting antennas; Wireless personal area networks;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2007 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0877-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0878-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2007.4396047
