• DocumentCode
    2379840
  • Title

    SiGe Circuits for THz Applications

  • Author

    Pfeiffer, U.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    4-6 June 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The push towards terahertz frequencies presents both challenges and opportunities for emerging applications and circuit. This paper presents recent attempts to operate SiGe HBTs close to and beyond their transistor cut-off frequencies. Examples include 820GHz sub-harmonically pumped SiGe imaging chip-sets with integrated on-chip antennas.
  • Keywords
    Ge-Si alloys; heterojunction bipolar transistors; SiGe; SiGe HB; SiGe circuit; SiGe imaging chip-sets; THz application; frequency 820 GHz; on-chip antenna; terahertz frequencies; transistor cut-off frequencies; CMOS integrated circuits; Horn antennas; Imaging; Mixers; Receivers; Silicon germanium; System-on-a-chip;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Silicon-Germanium Technology and Device Meeting (ISTDM), 2012 International
  • Conference_Location
    Berkeley, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1864-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1863-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISTDM.2012.6222466
  • Filename
    6222466