F4: Circuit and system techniques for mm-wave multi-antenna systems

Abstract

The 5th generation wireless system (5G) is proposed as the next major revolution of mobile wireless technologies. Carrier frequencies in the mm-wave bands and MIMO/multi-antenna systems are expected to be extensively employed to achieve significantly enhanced data rate, spectral/spatial diversity/efficiency and minimized system latency. The design of commercial high-performance radio transceivers at mm-wave represents a major technical challenge. This forum is focused on current state-of-the-art and future directions of multi-antenna systems in the mm-wave bands, from both system architecture and circuit design perspectives. Key system integration aspects such as antenna design, packaging and built-in self-test will also be covered.