Silicon-based RF ICs up to 100 GHz: research trends and applications

Author

Simbürger, Werner ; Aufinger, K. ; Böck, J. ; Boguth, S. ; Kehrer, D. ; Kienmayer, C. ; Knapp, H. ; Meister, T.F. ; Perndl, W. ; Rest, M. ; Schäfer, H. ; Schreiter, R. ; Stengl, R. ; Thüringer, R. ; Tiebout, M. ; Wohlmuth, H.D. ; Wurzer, M. ; Scholtz, A.L

Author_Institution

Infineon Technol. AG, Munich, Germany

Volume

1

fYear

2004

fDate

18-21 Oct. 2004

Firstpage

12

Abstract

This paper presents recent advances in circuit design which evaluate the high-speed and low-power potential of state-of-the-art CMOS and SiGe bipolar technologies. In 0.13 μm CMOS a 17 GHz ISM/WLAN RF front-end with only 130 mW power consumption is described. An injection locked frequency divider with a power consumption as low as 3 mW at 40 GHz is presented. A fully integrated 2:1 multiplexer IC which operates up to 50 Gb/s data rate has been realized in CMOS. A 100 Gbit/s amplifier in a 200 GHz/275 GHz f_T/f_max SiGe bipolar technology with 16 dB gain has been realized. Finally, a 65 GHz - 95 GHz double-balanced mixer for 77 GHz automotive radar applications is discussed.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; Ge-Si alloys; bipolar MIMIC; elemental semiconductors; frequency dividers; millimetre wave amplifiers; millimetre wave integrated circuits; millimetre wave mixers; millimetre wave receivers; power consumption; road vehicle radar; wireless LAN; 0.13 micron; 100 Gbit/s; 130 mW; 16 dB; 17 GHz; 3 mW; 40 GHz; 50 Gbit/s; 65 to 95 GHz; ISM/WLAN RF front-end; SiGe bipolar technology; automotive radar applications; circuit design; double-balanced mixer; injection locked frequency divider; multiplexer IC; power consumption; silicon-based RF IC; state-of-the-art CMOS; CMOS technology; Circuit synthesis; Energy consumption; Frequency conversion; Germanium silicon alloys; Integrated circuit technology; Multiplexing; Radio frequency; Silicon germanium; Wireless LAN;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Solid-State and Integrated Circuits Technology, 2004. Proceedings. 7th International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8511-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSICT.2004.1434945

Filename

1434945