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A 0.56 THz Phase-Locked Frequency Synthesizer in 65 nm CMOS Technology
(2016-12-01)
Zhao, Yan
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Chen, Zuow-Zun
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Du, Yuan
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Li, Yilei
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Al Hadi, Richard
This paper presents the design and characterization of a 0.56 THz frequency synthesizer implemented in standard 65 nm CMOS technology. Its front end consists of triple-push Colpitts oscillators (TPCOs), followed by the first and second stage injection locking frequency dividers (ILFDs) and a divide-by-16 chain. TPCOs are used to triple their fundamental frequencies to 0.53-0.56 THz, while ILFDs and the subsequent divider chain are used to divide such frequencies to 2.7-2.9 GHz. Its back end consists of separate frequency and phase-locked loops with unique CMOS circuit designs to accomplish the desirable frequency/phase locking, including: 1) band-selection inductor switches; 2) simultaneous bulk voltage tuning over TPCOs and the first ILFD; and 3) a dual port injection architecture for the first ILFD. The resultant prototype realizes a 21 GHz frequency locking range with phase noise lower than -74 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset, and consumes 174 mW dc power.
A 0.56 THz Phase-Locked Frequency Synthesizer in 65 nm CMOS Technology
(2016-12)
Zhao, Yan
;
Chen, Zuow-Zun
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Du, Yuan
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Li, Yilei
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Al Hadi, Richard
This paper presents the design and characterization of a 0.56 THz frequency synthesizer implemented in standard 65 nm CMOS technology. Its front end consists of triple-push Colpitts oscillators (TPCOs), followed by the first and second stage injection locking frequency dividers (ILFDs) and a divide-by-16 chain. TPCOs are used to triple their fundamental frequencies to 0.53-0.56 THz, while ILFDs and the subsequent divider chain are used to divide such frequencies to 2.7-2.9 GHz. Its back end consists of separate frequency and phase-locked loops with unique CMOS circuit designs to accomplish the desirable frequency/phase locking, including: 1) band-selection inductor switches; 2) simultaneous bulk voltage tuning over TPCOs and the first ILFD; and 3) a dual port injection architecture for the first ILFD. The resultant prototype realizes a 21 GHz frequency locking range with phase noise lower than -74 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset, and consumes 174 mW dc power.
A 183-GHz InP/CMOS-Hybrid Heterodyne-Spectrometer for Spaceborne Atmospheric Remote Sensing
(2019-05-01)
Kim, Yanghyo
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Zhang, Yan
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Reck, Theodore James
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Nemchick, Deacon J.
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Chattopadhyay, Goutam
Acomplete 183-GHz CMOS/Indium Phosphide (InP) hybrid heterodyne-spectrometer is realized for spaceborne atmospheric remote sensing applications. It captures spontaneous emission from thermally populated pure rotational states for investigating Earth/planetary atmosphere and interstellar media. Recent missions such as the heterodyne instrument for far-infrared, the microwave limb sounder, and the microwave instrument for Rosetta orbiter highlighted the wealth of scientific knowledge that can be attained by utilizing heterodyne-spectrometers. However, major challenges still remain in mission cost, instrument size, weight, and power (SWaP). Highly integrated CMOS circuits are designed to prototype a low-cost/SWaP spectrometer system and conduct challenging science missions. Within the prototype system, a 183-GHz receiver with a frequency synthesizer is designed in the 28-nm CMOS, and a back-end 6-GS/s 4096-point spectrometer processor is designed in the 65-nm CMOS. The receiver's center frequency is tunable from 180 to 200 GHz. An external InP low-noise amplifier is added at the front-end to provide the required receiver sensitivity. The demonstrated 28-nm CMOS receiver and 65-nm CMOS spectrometer consume 515 mW under 1.5/1.15-V and 1500 mW under 1 V supply, respectively. The complete system achieves 700 to 1000 K noise temperature within the interested bandwidth and RMS uncertainty improvement up to 10 s integration according to the Allan deviation measurements. The spectrometer's capability in detecting gas phase molecular compounds is verified with laboratory trials employing water (H2O) and methyl-cyanide (CH3CN).
A 205 GHz Serial Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum (DS/SS) Radar System-on-Chip in 28nm CMOS
(2019-01-01)
Tang, Adrian
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Kim, Yanghyo
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Virbila, Gabriel
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Chang, M. -C. Frank
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We present a 205 GHz serial direct-sequence spread spectrum (DS/SS) radar that employs time-domain digital correlation instead of frequency chirps or pulses to estimate a radar signal's time of flight. DS/SS radars offer much simpler range demodulation compared with FMCW or pulse compression radars, while still delivering excellent ranging performance. The demonstrated system offers 4.5 GHz of spread spectrum bandwidth leading to a range resolution of 3.3 cm. The radar is implemented in 28nm CMOS technology and consumes 614 mW.
A 20Gb/s 79.5mW 127GHz CMOS Transceiver with Digitally Pre-Distorted PAM-4 Modulation for Contactless Communications
(2018-01-01)
Kim, Yanghyo
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Hu, Boyu
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Du, Yuan
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Tang, Adrian
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Chen, Huan-Neng
A 20Gb/s 79.5mW 127GHz CMOS Transceiver with Digitally Pre-Distorted PAM-4 Modulation for Contactless Communications
(2018-01-01)
Kim, Yanghyo
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Hu, Boyu
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Du, Yuan
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Tang, Adrian
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Chen, Huan-Neng
A Millimeter-Wave CMOS Transceiver With Digitally Pre-Distorted PAM-4 Modulation for Contactless Communications
(2019-06-01)
Kim, Yanghyo
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Hu, Boyu
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Du, Yuan
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Cho, Wei-Han
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Huang, Rulin
This paper presents a millimeter-wave (127 GHz) CMOS transceiver with a digital pre-distortion capable PAM-4 modulator for contactless communications. The transmitter upconverts PAM-4 modulated baseband signals through a free-running 127-GHz oscillator and single-balanced mixer, and it delivers PAM-4 modulated carrier signals to a folded-dipole antenna, which is designed on a FR408HR substrate. The receiver's low-noise amplifier provides a 10-dB gain, and the self-mixer downconverts carrier-modulated PAM-4 signals to base-band signals without the necessity of carrier synchronization. The PAM-4 modulator pre-distorts the baseband signals and corrects the non-linear characteristics of the transmitter's upconversion mixer and the receiver's downconversion self-mixer. Designed and fabricated in a 65-nm CMOS process, the demonstrated system transfers 20 Gb/s of PAM-4 modulated data through a 1-mm air gap and consumes 79.5 mW (transmitter: 50.8 mW and receiver: 28.7 mW) of power under a 1.2-V supply, achieving a 3.98-pJ/bit energy efficiency. The communication distance is extended to 3 cm by inserting a dielectric waveguide between the same transceiver.
A W-Band FMCW Radar System-on-Chip Employing Synchronized Switching Digitally Controlled Artificial Dielectric for Chirp
(2019-01-01)
Tang, Adrian
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Kim, Yanghyo
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Zhang, Yan
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Huang, Rulin
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Chang, M. -C. Frank
This paper presents a fully integrated single-chip radar transceiver (including waveform generation) in 65nm CMOS technology. The single chip radar employs synchronously switched digitally controlled artificial dielectric (DiCAD) in order to extend the FMCW chirp bandwidth leading to higher axial radar resolutions. Measurements with a prototype device demonstrate a factor of 2 increase in chirp bandwidth although increase by larger factors is possible. The entire radar chip occupies 2.5 x 1.7 mm of silicon area and consumes 320 mW of DC power.
An Integrated 0.56THz Frequency Synthesizer with 21GHz Locking Range and-74dBc/Hz Phase Noise at 1MHz Offset in 65nm CMOS
(2016)
Zhao, Yan
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Chen, Zuow-Zun
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Virbila, Gabriel
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Xu, Yinuo
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Al Hadi, Richard
Compact Non-Invasive Millimeter-Wave Glucose Sensor
(2015)
Siegel, Peter H.
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Tang, Adrian
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Virbila, Gabriel
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Kim, Yanghyo
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Chang, M. C. Frank
The authors describe a compact non-invasive CMOS-circuit-based glucose monitor using millimeter-wave transmission for use on animal and human subjects. Using an earlier device, in vivo measurements were performed through the ear in anesthetized animals and correlated with blood glucose concentration from test strips. In addition, millimeter wave absorption through glucose-containing solutions was measured in specialized liquid transmission cells and is shown to correlate with the animal and separate in vitro data. Design and performance information on the CMOS transceiver are given.
Integrated Wide-Band CMOS Spectrometer Systems for Spaceborne Telescopic Sensing
(2019-05-01)
Zhang, Yan
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Kim, Yanghyo
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Tang, Adrian
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Kawamura, Jonathan H.
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Reck, Theodore J.
For spaceborne instrumentation, the prohibitive cost of a flight traditionally favors programmable solutions such as field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). As scientific goals become more ambitious, the FPGA-based solutions are showing limitations, especially with restricted launch vehicle capacity and available solar power. In this paper, modern integrated circuit technology is adopted to realize two fully integrated spectrometer SoCs to support spaceborne telescopic sensing. The system specifications are derived from the scientific principles of radio-frequency spectroscopy while each component strives for a simple and reliable implementation. Realized in 65-nm CMOS technology, Design A operates at 2.6 GHz with a three-bit ADC, a 2048-point FFT with 8192-point polyphase filter bank, and a billion-count accumulator. Design B more than doubles the bandwidth, reaches 6 GS/s by interleaving the ADC. The FFT size is also quadrupled to 8192. Both designs include integrated phase locked loops and tunable clock distribution networks. Design A consumes a peak power of 650 mW and Design B consumes 1.5 W. They represent the highest level of integration among similar endeavors and achieve orders of magnitude of improvement over traditional solutions in terms of size, weight, and power consumption. Both designs are actively involved in NASA's spectroscopy missions.