A millimeter-wave resistor-less pulse generator with a new dipole-patch antenna in 65-nm CMOS

Nguyen Ngoc Mai Khanh, Masahiro Sasaki, Kunihiro Asada

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Abstract

This paper presents a millimeter-wave (nun-wave) pulse generator (PG) integrated with a new dipole-patch antenna in a 65-nm CMOS process for short range and portable active imaging applications. The integrated wide-band dipole-patch antenna is a combination of two type of radiators, patch and dipole, to exploit both advantages of two antenna types. The 395-μm×625-μm dipole-patch antenna in the top metal of the 65-nm CMOS process has a wide 30.21 GHz bandwidth from 73.89-104.1 GHz with minimum return loss of -28.95 dB at 101.6 GHz and resistance from 27.28-47.464 Ω by simulated in EMDS, ADS 2009. We proposed a nun-wave damping PG without any resistor. A peak-to-peak pulse output is 1.66-V with 9.13-ps duration in HSPICE simulation at the antenna input terminals. Radiation measurements by using a horn antenna and a Schottky diode placed at a 39-mm distance from the chip's surface shows the main beam's peak at θmax = 17° with a half-power beam-width (HPBW) of 9° and the second beam's peak at θsec = -23°. Maximum radiated powers in horizontal and vertical planes are respectively 2.436 /μW and 0.5 /μW.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2011 IEEE 9th International New Circuits and Systems Conference, NEWCAS 2011
Pages426-429
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011 Sept 13
Externally publishedYes
Event2011 IEEE 9th International New Circuits and Systems Conference, NEWCAS 2011 - Bordeaux, France
Duration: 2011 Jun 262011 Jun 29

Publication series

Name2011 IEEE 9th International New Circuits and Systems Conference, NEWCAS 2011

Conference

Conference2011 IEEE 9th International New Circuits and Systems Conference, NEWCAS 2011
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityBordeaux
Period11/6/2611/6/29

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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