DocumentCode :
69691
Title :
Investigation of a Wideband BiCMOS Fully On-Chip 
-Band Bowtie Slot Antenna
Author :
Shiji Pan ; Gilreath, L. ; Heydari, Payam ; Capolino, Filippo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
Volume :
12
fYear :
2013
fDate :
2013
Firstpage :
706
Lastpage :
709
Abstract :
Design and implementation of a W-band on-chip bowtie-shaped slot antenna fabricated in 180-nm BiCMOS process is presented, and its performance and limitations are discussed. This antenna has a measured impedance bandwidth (S11 <; -10 dB) across the W-band frequency range and a very wide gain bandwidth, making it a candidate for wideband applications. The measured gain for this antenna is 0-1 dBi at 94 GHz. This letter also analyzes the influence of the RF probe to the on-chip antenna performance.
Keywords :
BiCMOS integrated circuits; bow-tie antennas; broadband antennas; field effect MIMIC; millimetre wave antennas; slot antennas; BiCMOS process; RF probe; W-band frequency range; frequency 94 GHz; on-chip antenna performance; size 180 nm; wideband BiCMOS fully on-chip W-band bowtie slot antenna; Millimeter waves; RFIC; on-chip antennas (OCAs);
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1536-1225
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2013.2264538
Filename :
6517861
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