Title :
U-shaped slow-wave transmission lines in 0.18μm CMOS
Author :
Hsu, Heng-Chia ; Dasgupta, Kaushik ; Neihart, Nathan M. ; Shekhar, Sudip ; Walling, Jeffrey S. ; Allstot, David J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
fDate :
May 30 2010-June 2 2010
Abstract :
An area-efficient U-shaped slow-wave coplanar waveguide (U-SCPW) in a standard 0.18 μm CMOS process is presented. Compared to a conventional straight line CPW (S-CPW), it provides a more compact layout because of its approximate 1:1 aspect ratio. Measured results show that it has a quality factor and phase velocity comparable to its straight-line counterpart with measured Q ~ 30 at 23 GHz.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; Q-factor; coplanar waveguides; slow wave structures; transmission lines; CMOS process; U-shaped slow-wave transmission lines; area-efficient U-shaped slow-wave coplanar waveguide; compact layout; phase velocity; quality factor; size 0.18 mum; straight line CPW; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Conductors; Coplanar transmission lines; Coplanar waveguides; Electromagnetic waveguides; Microstrip; Strips; Substrates; Transmission lines;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Proceedings of 2010 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5308-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5309-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2010.5537260
