{"title":"A pseudorandom clocking scheme for a CMOS N-path bandpass filter with 10-to-15 dB spurious leakage improvement","authors":"C. Thomas, V. Leung, L. Larson","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2015.7129715","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2015.7129715","url":null,"abstract":"A pseudorandom clocking scheme for an N-path bandpass filter is presented, which lowers the LO leakage to the filter's input and output. Measurements of a 65 nm CMOS prototype from 100 MHz to 1.4 GHz demonstrate 15 dB out-of-band rejection, IP1dB of +0 dBm, in-band IIP3 of +22 dBm, out-of-band jammer tolerance of +11 dBm, and LO leakage improvement of 10 dB to 15 dB with magnitude ranging from -60 dBm to -80 dBm.","PeriodicalId":306938,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127456749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A radiation pattern diversity antenna operating at the 2.4 GHz ISM band","authors":"S. Dumanli","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2015.7129711","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2015.7129711","url":null,"abstract":"A novel planar antenna operating in the 2.4 GHz ISM band whose radiation pattern can be switched by changing the frequency channels of the operating band is proposed here. This is achieved by merging the different radiation modes of the antenna together within a single operating band, in contrast to the conventional procedure of covering the whole band with a single radiation mode. Using this method a single antenna can provide radiation pattern diversity across the operating band without an external switching mechanism. This proposal improves the connectivity significantly when the link is dynamic. The channel selection algorithm can be modified accordingly where the channels can be pre-mapped for expected Direction of Arrival (DoA) of specific links. Depending on the standards assumed, a certain number of channels are used for directing the maximum radiation at φ = 0°, θ = 8°, while the rest is suitable for directing the main beam at φ = 0°, θ = 72°.","PeriodicalId":306938,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114026375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fence loaded antenna coupler for high-band UWB with steep cutoff characteristics","authors":"Isao Saito, Kaoru Kohira, H. Ishikuro","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2015.7129752","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2015.7129752","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a fence-type virtual short stub loaded UWB antenna coupler which has broadband and steep cutoff characteristics at both the lower and upper cutoff frequency. The fence-type short stub consists of a top and bottom metal layers of FR4 substrate and Through Holes (THs) connecting layers. Thanks to this geometry, resonance and anti-resonance occur at various frequencies in several signal paths. The size of the antenna is 1cm × 1cm. The simulation result of coupling coefficient parameter (S21) is higher than -20dB from 6.2GHz to 10.4GHz (4.2GHz bandwidth) when the distance between two couplers is 1cm.","PeriodicalId":306938,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122374729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A GaN HEMT N-path filter with +17 dBm jammer tolerance","authors":"C. Thomas, L. Larson","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2015.7129742","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2015.7129742","url":null,"abstract":"A GaN HEMT bandpass N-path filter is demonstrated for high jammer tolerance. Measurements from 50 MHz to 300 MHz of a series architecture implemented in hybrid form demonstrate a IP1dB of +10 dBm, IIP3 of +24.6 dBm, and a IP1dB out-of-band jammer tolerance of +17 dBm.","PeriodicalId":306938,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127638420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A 9.99 mW low-noise amplifier for 60 GHz WPAN system and 77 GHz automobile radar system in 90 nm CMOS","authors":"Yo‐Sheng Lin, Chien-Yo Lee, Chih-Chung Chen","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2015.7129714","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2015.7129714","url":null,"abstract":"A low-power and wideband two-stage millimeter-wave low-noise amplifier (LNA) for 60 GHz WPAN (wireless personal area network) system and 77 GHz automotive radar system using standard 90 nm CMOS technology is reported. T-match technique is utilized to achieve simultaneously wideband input and output impedance matching, wideband power gain (S21) and wideband NF at both 60-GHz-band and 77-GHz-band. The LNA consumes only 9.99 mW, achieving S11 better than -10 dB for frequencies of 57.6~81.8 GHz, and S12 better than -29.1 dB for frequencies of 10~110 GHz. Additionally, high and flat S21 of 11.2±1.5 dB is achieved for frequencies of 57.9~80.4 GHz, which means the corresponding 3-dB bandwidth is 22.5 GHz. Furthermore, the LNA achieves minimum noise figure (NF) of 4.8 dB at 76 GHz and NF of 6.2±1.4 dB for frequencies of 76~84 GHz, one of the best NF results ever reported for a W-band CMOS LNA. At 79 GHz, the measured input 1 dB compression point (P1dB) and input third-order intercept point (IIP3) are -18.7 dBm and -7.4 dBm, respectively.","PeriodicalId":306938,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128803864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Ulusoy, R. Schmid, M. Kaynak, B. Tillack, J. Cressler
{"title":"High-performance W-band LNA and SPDT switch in 0.13µm SiGe HBT technology","authors":"A. Ulusoy, R. Schmid, M. Kaynak, B. Tillack, J. Cressler","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2015.7129716","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2015.7129716","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, the authors present high performance W-band building blocks in an 0.13μm SiGe HBT technology. A single-pole double-throw switch is presented utilizing reverse-saturated HBTs, with a measured insertion loss of 2 dB and an isolation of 27 dB at 94 GHz, demonstrating state-of-the-art performance. The LNA provides a gain of 20 dB and a noise figure of 4.2 dB. An integrated version is presented as well towards a radiometer frontend and transmit/receive frontend.20","PeriodicalId":306938,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128443947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SiGe BiCMOS power amplifier with a switchable output matching network for efficiency enhancement","authors":"Yi-Chun Lee, Hsiao-Yun Li, Jia‐Shiang Fu","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2015.7129737","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2015.7129737","url":null,"abstract":"A SiGe BiCMOS power amplifier (PA) with a switchable output matching network (OMN) is designed and measured. A MOS switch is incorporated in the OMN of the PA. According to the state of the switch, the proposed PA can be operated in either the high-power (HP) or low-power (LP) modes. In the HP mode, the measured P1dB is 20.1 dBm and PAE is 23.1%. When the PA is switched from the HP mode to the LP mode, the efficiency is improved. The reduction in power consumption is more than 20% when the output power is 17.8 dBm.","PeriodicalId":306938,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116032035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Virili, A. Georgiadis, A. Collado, P. Mezzanotte, L. Roselli
{"title":"EM characterization of a patch antenna with thermo-electric generator and Solar Cell for hybrid Energy Harvesting","authors":"M. Virili, A. Georgiadis, A. Collado, P. Mezzanotte, L. Roselli","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2015.7129773","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2015.7129773","url":null,"abstract":"The design and the radiation performance of a novel hybrid Energy Harvesting (EH) and wireless communication system based on a quarter-wave patch antenna with integrated modules for EH applications are documented in this paper. A Thermo-Electric Generator (TEG) and a Solar Cell (SC) are used in order to harvest concurrently thermal and solar energy providing a hybrid EH system. The antenna, with the harvesting modules stacked on it, operates in the Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) frequency band 2.4-2.48 GHz showing a reflection coefficient below the -10 dB and a maximum gain of about 2.6 dB. The antenna can be used for wireless communication or, alternatively, to perform Electro-Magnetic (EM) energy scavenging by mounting a voltage rectifier at its terminals.","PeriodicalId":306938,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117078591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tag Jong Lee, Pavan Patil, C. Hu, Mohammad Rajabi, S. Farsi, D. Schreurs
{"title":"Design of efficient rectifier for low-power wireless energy harvesting at 2.45 GHz","authors":"Tag Jong Lee, Pavan Patil, C. Hu, Mohammad Rajabi, S. Farsi, D. Schreurs","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2015.7129770","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2015.7129770","url":null,"abstract":"This paper reports an efficient rectifier operating at 2.45 GHz for wireless energy harvesting applications with low input power levels. Single diode shunt-mounted topology is adopted for operation with low input power level. The efficiency is measured as 27.7% at -20 dBm of input power, 39.2% at -15 dBm, and 51.2% at -10 dBm. The maximum efficiency of 61.7% is measured at -0.4 dBm input power.","PeriodicalId":306938,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114430651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Physics-based ultra-wideband channel modeling for tunnel/mining environments","authors":"Chenming Zhou","doi":"10.1109/RWS.2015.7129760","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RWS.2015.7129760","url":null,"abstract":"Understanding wireless channels in mining environments is critical for designing optimized wireless systems in these complex environments. In this paper, we propose a physics-based deterministic UWB channel model for characterizing wireless channels in mining/tunnel environments. Both the time domain Channel Impulse Response (CIR) and frequency domain channel transfer function for tunnel environments are derived in an analytical form. The derived CIR and transfer function are validated by RF measurements at different frequencies.","PeriodicalId":306938,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS)","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134323046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}