Title :
A 60GHz CMOS Differential Receiver Front-End Using On-Chip Transformer for 1.2 Volt Operation with Enhanced Gain and Linearity
Author :
Huang, Daquan ; Wong, Raymond ; Gu, Qun ; Wang, Ning-Yi ; Ku, Tai W. ; Chien, Charles ; Chang, Mau-Chung Frank
Author_Institution :
California Univ., Los Angeles, CA
Abstract :
A compact 60GHz CMOS differential direct conversion receiver front-end based on eight-metal-layer interleaved on-chip transformers is realized for low voltage (1.2V) and high gain (24dB) operation with input 1dB compression point of -11dBm, noise figure of 10.5 dB and power consumption of 4.3mW/arm. Compared with prior arts in CMOS, this receiver achieves the highest gain without an output buffer, highest linearity, lowest noise, and lowest power consumption with smallest die area of 0.022mm2
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; low-power electronics; millimetre wave integrated circuits; millimetre wave receivers; transformers; 1.2 V; 10.5 dB; 24 dB; 60 GHz; CMOS receiver front-end; differential receiver front-end; direct conversion receiver; high gain operation; low voltage operation; on-chip transformer; CMOS digital integrated circuits; Coupling circuits; Degradation; Digital circuits; Energy consumption; Linearity; Low voltage; Performance gain; Radio frequency; Stacking;
Conference_Titel :
VLSI Circuits, 2006. Digest of Technical Papers. 2006 Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0006-6
DOI :
10.1109/VLSIC.2006.1705351
