Integrated on-chip transformers: recent progress in the design, layout, modeling and fabrication

R Bajwa, MK Yapici - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
On-chip transformers are considered to be the primary components in many RF wireless
applications. This paper provides an in-depth review of on-chip transformers, starting with a …

An overview of state-of-the-art D-band radar system components

P Stadler, H Papurcu, T Welling, S Tejero Alfageme… - Chips, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this article, a literature study has been conducted including 398 radar circuit elements
from 311 recent publications (mostly between 2010 and 2022) that have been reported …

W-band scalable 2× 2 phased-array transmitter and receiver chipsets in SiGe BiCMOS for high data-rate communication

H Li, J Chen, D Hou, Z Li, R Zhou… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a pair of W-band phased-array transmitter (TX) and receiver (RX)
chipsets in a 0.13-SiGe BiCMOS process for high data-rate wireless communication. Both …

A 250-GHz differential SiGe amplifier with 21.5-dB gain for sub-THz transmitters

H Li, J Chen, D Hou, P Zhou, J Yu… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a 250-GHz SiGe amplifier composed of three differential cascode
stages in a 0.13-μm SiGe BiCMOS technology (f T/f MAX= 300/500 GHz). The Marchand …

A wideband SiGe BiCMOS frequency doubler with 6.5-dBm peak output power for millimeter-wave signal sources

K Wu, S Muralidharan, MM Hella - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a balanced frequency doubler with 6.5-dBm peak output power at 204
GHz in 130-nm SiGe BiCMOS technology (f T/f max= 210/250 GHz). To convert the single …

A 124-to-152-GHz power amplifier exploiting Chebyshev-type two-section wideband and low-loss power-combining technique in 28-nm CMOS

J Zhang, Y Wang, Y Chen, J Ren… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a high-power wideband power amplifier (PA) with a four-way power-
combining technique for-band high-resolution radar. The power combiner is based on a two …

A 220-GHz Power Amplifier With 22.5-dB Gain and 9-dBm Psat in 130-nm SiGe

Z Li, J Chen, H Li, Z Wang, D Hou, P Yan… - IEEE Microwave and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A 220-GHz power amplifier (PA) with high gain, high output power, and high efficiency for a
220-GHz transceiver system is presented in this letter. At terahertz (THz) and sub-terahertz …

A 150-GHz transmitter with 12-dBm peak output power using 130-nm SiGe: C BiCMOS process

P Zhou, J Chen, P Yan, J Yu, H Li… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a compact 150-GHz transmitter with 12-dBm Psat and 17-dB
conversion gain. This D-band transmitter is composed of a frequency doubler, a micromixer …

A broadband and equivalent-circuit model for millimeter-wave on-chip M: N six-port transformers and baluns

Z Gao, K Kang, C Zhao, Y Wu, Y Ban… - IEEE Transactions …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A new equivalent-circuit model and parameter-extraction method for six-port M: N on-chip
transformers and baluns are presented in this paper. All of the elements in the proposed …

A− 28.5-dB EVM 64-QAM 45-GHz Transceiver for IEEE 802.11 aj

P Zhou, J Chen, P Yan, J Yu, J Hu… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a fully integrated IEEE 802.11 aj direct-conversion transceiver system in
a 120-nm SiGe: C BiCMOS technology. The system includes a transmitter, a receiver, and …