IEICE Transactions on Electronics
Online ISSN : 1745-1353
Print ISSN : 0916-8524
Special Section on Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Technology
A Low-Noise, High-Gain Quasi-Millimeter-Wave Receiver MMIC with a Very High Degree of Integration Using 3D-MMIC Technology
Takana KAHOYo YAMAGUCHIKazuhiro UEHARAKiyomichi ARAKI
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2011 Volume E94.C Issue 10 Pages 1548-1556

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We present a highly integrated quasi-millimeter-wave receiver MMIC that integrates 22 circuits in a 3×2.3mm area using three-dimensional MMIC (3D-MMIC) technology. The MMIC achieves low noise (3dB) and high gain (41dB) at 26GHz by using an on-chip image reject filter. It integrates a multiply-by-eight (X8) local oscillator (LO) chain with the IF frequency of the 2.4GHz band and can use low-cost voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs) and demodulators in a 2-3GHz frequency band. Multilayer inductors contribute to the miniaturization especially in a 2-12GHz frequency band. Furthermore, it achieves a high dynamic range by using two step attenuators with a new built-in inverter using an N-channel depression field-effect transistor (FET). The power consumption of the MMIC is only 450mW.

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