A Low-Noise, High-Gain Quasi-Millimeter-Wave Receiver MMIC with a Very High Degree of Integration Using 3D-MMIC Technology

作者：Kaho Takana^*; Yamaguchi Yo; Uehara Kazuhiro; Araki Kiyomichi

来源：IEICE - Transactions on Electronics, 2011, E94C(10): 1548-1556.

DOI：10.1587/transele.E94.C.1548

• receiver
• low noise
• 3D-MMIC
• fixed wireless access (FWA) system

We present a highly integrated quasi-millimeter-wave receiver MMIC that integrates 22 circuits in a 3 x 2.3 mm area using three-dimensional MMIC (3D-MMIC) technology. The MMIC achieves low noise (3 dB) and high gain (41 dB) at 26 GHz 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 2.4 GHz band and can use low-cost voltage-controlled oscillators (VCO5) and demodulators in a 2-3 GHz frequency band. Multilayer inductors contribute to the miniaturization especially in a 2-12 GHz 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 450 mW.

• 出版日期2011-10