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A V-band Four-Channel Phased Array Transmitter Beamforming IC With 0.7-Degree Phase Step in 20 dB Dynamic Range

  • Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

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Abstract

This paper presents a V-band 4-channel transmitter beamforming IC fabricated in 28-nm CMOS process, which includes power amplifiers (PA), active vector modulators, and power dividers. The PA is linearized by a cold-FET controlled coupled inductor, improving the AM-AM and AM-PM. The vector modulator consists of a summing amplifier that combines I and Q vectors to determine the amplitude and phase of a synthesized signal, along with an active I/Q generator. The nonlinearity of the vector summing amplifier is overcome by introducing a CLC network of a 45° phase shifter. It shows the 0.1 dB RMS gain and 2° RMS phase error at 60 GHz, with 3-bit gain and 9-bit phase control. An OP1dB of 10.8 dBm and a peak gain of 14.3 dB are achieved in the 3-dB frequency bandwidth of 57 GHz to 63.3 GHz. The chin area is 4.4 mm2, and the power consumption is 295 mW.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, RFIC 2023
EditorsJennifer Kitchen, Steven Turner
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages41-44
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9798350321227
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event2023 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, RFIC 2023 - San Diego, United States
Duration: 11 Jun 202313 Jun 2023

Publication series

NameDigest of Papers - IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium
Volume2023-June
ISSN (Print)1529-2517

Conference

Conference2023 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, RFIC 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period11/06/2313/06/23

Keywords

  • active R-L poly-phase filter
  • CLC network
  • CMOS
  • cold-FET
  • coupled inductor
  • linearizer
  • Millimeter-wave (mm-wave)
  • phased-array
  • transmitter
  • V-band

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