A D-Band 16-Element Phased-Array Transceiver in 55-nm BiCMOS

David del Rio, Juan F. Sevillano, Rolando Torres, Andoni Irizar, Pascal Roux, Mahmoud M. Pirbazari, Andrea Mazzanti, Jussi Saily, Antti Lamminen, Jesus de Cos, Mario Giovanni Luigi Frecassetti, Maurizio Moretto, Andrea Pallotta, Vladimir Ermolov

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    Abstract

    A 16-element 140–160-GHz phased array transceiver is reported. The chipset is fabricated using STMicroelectronics’ 55-nm SiGe BiCMOS process. Five different chips are implemented: a 4-channel transmitter with a maximum gain per channel of 15 dB and 0-dBm saturated output power; a 4-channel receiver with a maximum gain of 8 dB, a − 10.4-dBm input 1-dB compression point (IP 1dB ), and a minimum noise figure (NF) of 15.6 dB per channel; a 0–1-GHz to 140–160-GHz I/Q up-converter with integrated frequency doubler, exhibiting a − 13.5-dB conversion gain (CG) and − 6-dBm output 1-dB compression point using a 70–80-GHz local oscillator (LO); a 140–160-GHz to 0–1-GHz I/Q down-converter with integrated frequency doubler, exhibiting a CG of 0 dB and IP 1dB of 0 dBm using a 70–80-GHz LO and an 11.67–13.33-GHz to 70–80-GHz x6 frequency multiplier for the LO, delivering 5.6-dBm maximum output power. The chips are assembled together with 16 cavity-backed aperture-coupled patch antennas using a high-performance and low-cost commercial PCB, supported over a heat sink. The main challenges encountered during the integration of the proposed system are also discussed. The complete system is used to build a wireless radio link in the laboratory, demonstrating 2-D beam steering in a range of ± 30 ∘ .

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)854-869
    Number of pages16
    JournalIEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
    Volume71
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2023
    MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

    Keywords

    • Beam steering
    • BiCMOS
    • BiCMOS integrated circuits
    • Gain
    • millimeter-wave
    • phased array
    • Phased arrays
    • radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC)
    • Receiving antennas
    • Transceivers
    • Transmitting antennas

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