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E-band transceiver monolithic microwave integrated circuit in a waveguide package for millimeter-wave radio channel emulation applications

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This work was supported by the National Science and Technology Major Project (Grant Nos. 2017ZX03001020, 2018ZX03001027).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China

    Chen Wang, Debin Hou, Sidou Zheng, Jixin Chen, Nianzu Zhang, Zhengbo Jiang & Wei Hong

  2. Research Institute of Millimeter Wave and Terahertz Technology, Nanjing, 211100, China

    Nianzu Zhang

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This study proposes and implements an E-band transceiver MMIC in a waveguide package. The waveguide module comprises a transceiver chip fabricated using a 0.1-µm standard GaAs pHEMT process and a microstrip-to-waveguide transition. Multiple filters and a high isolation mixer are appropriately designed to obtain better spur rejection. The IF frequency is carefully selected to avoid stronger in-band harmonics. Measurement results show that the waveguide module achieves a 50-dB power dynamic range at an appropriate SNR margin over a frequency range of 66–76 GHz. The total power consumption is 420 mW for one module. This implies that the specially designed E-band transceiver waveguide module can be effectively used in mmWave radio channel emulation applications.

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Wang, C., Hou, D., Zheng, S. et al. E-band transceiver monolithic microwave integrated circuit in a waveguide package for millimeter-wave radio channel emulation applications. Sci. China Inf. Sci. 65, 129404 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11432-020-3124-1

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