A 30-50 GHz reflection-type phase shifter based on slow-wave coupled lines in BiCMOS 55 nm technology
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| Authors | Iskandar Z., Lugo-Alvarez J., Bautista A., Pistono E., Podevin F., Puyal V., Siligaris A., Ferrari P. |
| Year | 2017-0046 |
| Source-Title | "European Microwave Week 2016: ""Microwaves Everywhere"", EuMW 2016 - Conference Proceedings, 46th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2016" |
| Affiliations | University of Grenoble Alpes, IMEP-LAHC Laboratory, UMR 5130, Grenoble, France, University of Grenoble Alpes, CEA-LETI, Minatec Campus, Grenoble, France |
| Abstract | This paper presents a mm-wave compact, ultrawideband reflection-type phase shifter (RTPS). This phase shifter is dedicated to phased array transmitter based on LO-path phase shifting for beamforming and beam-steering applications in the sub-mm-wave band. The proposed RTPS is designed using a slow-wave coplanar waveguide coupler and reflective loads. The circuit was fabricated in BiCMOS 55 nm technology. As predicted by simulations, measurement results show a relative phase shift of 61°±1° that is very stable over a wide frequency range from 30 GHz to 50 GHz, with insertion loss of 4 dB ± 1 dB at 50 GHz, leading to a figure-of-merit (FoM) of 12°/dB. The measured return loss is always better than 10 dB across the whole band. The chip area is only 0.18 mm2. © 2016 EuMA. |
| Author-Keywords | BiCMOS, LO-path phase shifting, Mm-wave, Phased array, Reflection-type phase shifter (RTPS), Slow-wave coplanar waveguide coupler |
| Index-Keywords | Antenna phased arrays, BiCMOS technology, Coplanar waveguides, Microwaves, Millimeter waves, Nanotechnology, Phase shift, Submillimeter waves, Waveguide couplers, Waveguides, Bi-CMOS, Mm waves, Phase-shifting, Reflection-type phase shifter, Slow wave, Phase shifters |
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