Title :
275–285 GHz balanced frequency quadrupler chain in 45 nm SOI CMOS
Author :
Abbasi, M. ; Ricketts, D.S.
Author_Institution :
ECE Dept., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA
Abstract :
A 280 GHz broadband balanced frequency quadrupler chain is presented. The quadrupler can be used to generate as high as 200 μW over a -3 dB bandwidth of 275-285 GHz, which enables emerging applications in sub-millimetre-wave communications and remote sensing. The circuit is designed and fabricated in a 45 nm silicon on insulator (SOI) CMOS technology and occupies an area of 0.21 mm2 including the pads. The chip consumes 85 mA dc current from a 1.1 V supply.
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; frequency multipliers; silicon-on-insulator; submillimetre wave integrated circuits; SOI CMOS; Si; current 85 mA; frequency 275 GHz to 285 GHz; frequency quadrupler; remote sensing; silicon on insulator CMOS technology; size 0.21 mm; size 45 nm; submillimetre-wave communications; voltage 1.1 V;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2015.2100
