Title :
A 60-GHz CMOS receiver front-end
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
The unlicensed band around 60 GHz can be utilized for wireless communications at data rates of several gigabits per second. This paper describes a receiver front-end that incorporates a folded microstrip geometry to create resonance at 60 GHz in a common-gate LNA and active mixers. Realized in 0.13-μm CMOS technology, the receiver front-end provides a voltage gain of 28 dB with a noise figure of 12.5 dB while consuming 9 mW from a 1.2-V supply.
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; millimetre wave receivers; radio receivers; 0.13 micron; 1.2 V; 12.5 dB; 28 dB; 60 GHz; 9 mW; CMOS technology; folded microstrip geometry; millimeter wave circuits; mixers; receiver front end; wireless communications; CMOS technology; Circuits; Microstrip; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave technology; Millimeter wave transistors; Noise figure; Radio frequency; Transceivers; Voltage-controlled oscillators; 60-GHz band; LNAs; RF CMOS; millimeter wave circuits; mixers; transceivers; transmission lines;
Journal_Title :
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSSC.2005.858626
