Low-power front-end amplification and frequency generation techniques for ultra-wideband millimeter-wave transceivers

Author

Paramesh, Jeyanandh ; Kundu, Sandipan ; Saberi, Shadi

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA

fYear

2012

fDate

5-8 Aug. 2012

Firstpage

678

Lastpage

681

Abstract

This paper presents low-power design techniques for wideband LNA´s and wide-tuning frequency generation circuits operating at mm-wave. Transformer neutralization techniques enable the design of current-reuse and low-voltage LNA´s. Transformer-based VCO´s with resonance mode switching are introduced to achieve very wide tuning range. The design and characterization of several prototype circuits is presented to validate these concepts.

Keywords

millimetre waves; radio transceivers; ultra wideband communication; frequency generation techniques; low-power design techniques; low-power front-end amplification; mm-wave; prototype circuits; resonance mode switching; transformer neutralization techniques; transformer-based VCO; ultrawideband millimeter-wave transceivers; wide tuning range; wide-tuning frequency generation circuits; wideband LNA; CMOS integrated circuits; Gain; Radar imaging; Resonant frequency; Switches; Tuning; Wideband;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), 2012 IEEE 55th International Midwest Symposium on

Conference_Location

Boise, ID

ISSN

1548-3746

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2526-4

Electronic_ISBN

1548-3746

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSCAS.2012.6292111

Filename

6292111