R. Pokharel, G. Zhang, S. Amalina, K. Hikichi, K. Hashimoto, S. Taniguchi
{"title":"Comparative design of extremely low phase noise oscillator in Class-B and Class-C by integrating film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) on CMOS wafer for low power applications","authors":"R. Pokharel, G. Zhang, S. Amalina, K. Hikichi, K. Hashimoto, S. Taniguchi","doi":"10.1109/IMARC.2015.7411452","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMARC.2015.7411452","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the comparative design of a CMOS cross-coupled oscillator in class-B and Class-C topology, respectively using film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) in order to improve the phase noise and power consumption. The design issues such as low frequency stability, phase noise issues and optimization method of FBAR on a CMOS wafer will will be discussed. Experiment results and performance comparision will be discussed.","PeriodicalId":307742,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC)","volume":"65 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115440936","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":"Modeling of semi-anechoic chamber for use in automotive EMC simulations","authors":"V. S. Reddy, P. Kralicek","doi":"10.1109/IMARC.2015.7411376","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMARC.2015.7411376","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a procedure for modeling the semi-anechoic chambers is given. The hybrid absorbers are replaced with surface impedance sheets. Using the measured reflectivity data, one can determine the surface impedance of the terminating sheet. The proposed method is validated using measurements for a 1m long wire in the Biconical antenna range. In addition, chamber model is also validated for monopole antenna.","PeriodicalId":307742,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126067007","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. Deshmukh, S. Agrawal, K. Lele, A. Desai, S. Shaikh
{"title":"Dual and wideband design of CPW fed rectangular slot backed inverted triangular microstrip antenna","authors":"A. Deshmukh, S. Agrawal, K. Lele, A. Desai, S. Shaikh","doi":"10.1109/IMARC.2015.7411424","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMARC.2015.7411424","url":null,"abstract":"A novel design of dual and wide band coplanar waveguide fed triangular microstrip antenna backed by rectangular slot ground plane in L-band and in S-band is proposed. A parametric study for variation in vertex angle in triangular patch and the effect of variation in strip width over length of the microstrip line is presented. The proposed configuration yields more than 400 MHz (>22%) of bandwidth in L-band and more than 2100 MHz (>55%) of bandwidth in S-band. The antenna shows broadside radiation pattern at dual and wide band response with gain of more than 4 and 2 dBi in respective frequency bands.","PeriodicalId":307742,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC)","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122060572","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 CPW fed MIMO antenna for UWB applications","authors":"G. Deepthi, C. Sulakshana, L. Anjaneyulu","doi":"10.1109/IMARC.2015.7411444","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMARC.2015.7411444","url":null,"abstract":"A compact coplanar waveguide fed MIMO antenna for UWB applications is designed and analyzed in this paper. The proposed antenna is etched on substrate whose relative permittivity 4.4 with overall dimensions of 25mm × 25mm × 1.6mm. It has wide bandwidth ranging from 2.7-12GHz defined by -10dB return loss except at notch band frequencies at 3.1-3.9 GHz (WiMAX), IEEE 802.11a bands (5.15-5.35 GHz, 5.725-5.825 GHz), 5-6 GHz (WLAN) and 7.5-8.4 GHz ITU(8 GHz), 9-10.5 GHz. Directivity gain, envelope correlation coefficient and its radiation characteristics represents good performance of diversity system.","PeriodicalId":307742,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC)","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129912154","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":"Chipless RFID strain sensors: A novel feasibility analysis in terms of conventional patch antennas","authors":"S. Dey, N. Karmakar","doi":"10.1109/IMARC.2015.7411449","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMARC.2015.7411449","url":null,"abstract":"This paper focuses on the design and feasibility analysis of conventional microstrip patch antennas as chipless RFID strain sensors. Three sensing antennas with different substrates are designed and their structural deformation due to different types of applied strain is theoretically analyzed. These theoretical deformation results are used to calculate the corresponding resonance frequency and quality factor deviation to determine the maximum amount of stress the antennas can tolerate. Thus a novel analysis is presented to determine the acceptability of the designed antennas as strain sensors.","PeriodicalId":307742,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC)","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131972555","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. J. Cole, C. Ng, Faris A. Almalki, Paul R. Young
{"title":"Chipless RF liquid sensor","authors":"A. J. Cole, C. Ng, Faris A. Almalki, Paul R. Young","doi":"10.1109/IMARC.2015.7411378","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMARC.2015.7411378","url":null,"abstract":"A method for the wireless evaluation of the dielectric permittivity of liquids is presented. The use of a thin-film, slotted waveguide sleeve around a standard unplasticised polyvinyl chloride pipe is proposed. Wireless interrogation of the slot with a plane wave excites a resonant mode whose frequency is dependent on the dielectric permittivity within the pipe. The proposed method allows for measurements to be taken in situ with no need for samples. The device has good potential for very low-cost monitoring applications, which may require real-time, continuous assessment.","PeriodicalId":307742,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC)","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128513126","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}
U. Rohde, A. Poddar, S. Pegwal, V. Madhavan, S. Koul, M. Abegaonkar, M. Silaghi
{"title":"Ultra wide band balun/180° power divider using microstrip-slotline-microstrip transition","authors":"U. Rohde, A. Poddar, S. Pegwal, V. Madhavan, S. Koul, M. Abegaonkar, M. Silaghi","doi":"10.1109/IMARC.2015.7411370","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMARC.2015.7411370","url":null,"abstract":"A novel UWB (ultra wideband) BALUN/180° Power Divider utilizing the broadband characteristics of microstrip - slotline transition is reported. The measured operational frequency range of the BALUN on RO4003C substrate is 4GHz-45GHz, corresponding to a typical insertion loss of 4±1dB with an amplitude and phase imbalance of under ±1dB and ±7° respectively. Simulation and measurement of the design on LTCC substrates show reduced loss of around 3.5±1dB with amplitude and phase imbalance of under ±1dB and ±4° respectively, in addition to an increased operational frequency range of 8GHz-90GHz, and reduction in the physical dimensions to 3 mm × 8 mm. Simulations and initial measurement with sapphire substrate have shown the capability of the design to hold good up to 130 GHz.","PeriodicalId":307742,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC)","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116763065","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":"Design and development of multiple antenna based system for RADAR applications","authors":"J. Das, P. Venkateswaran","doi":"10.1109/IMARC.2015.7411413","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMARC.2015.7411413","url":null,"abstract":"The use of multiple antenna system for wireless communication has gained huge interest during the last decade. Main purpose of this work is to replace the requirement of single antenna based mechanical rotary arrangement and duplexer from conventional tracking system in RADAR applications with multiple antenna based system (MAS). The proposed MAS structure in single input multiple output (SIMO) configuration, is basically a smart antenna system to exploit spatial diversity scheme. One monopole rod antenna has been used as single input and eight numbers of electromagnetic coupled microstrip circular patch antennas as multiple output antenna. The system has been designed and simulated in S Band using the software tool Ansoft HFSS and developed by photolithography based wet chemistry process. Test and measurement carried out in compact antenna test range facility. Simulation and measurement results have been presented and found to be satisfactory.","PeriodicalId":307742,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC)","volume":"56 5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124084168","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":"An integrated X-band FMCW radar transceiver in 130-nm CMOS technology","authors":"T. A. Chowdary, Gaurab Banerjee","doi":"10.1109/IMARC.2015.7411385","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMARC.2015.7411385","url":null,"abstract":"A fully integrated low power X-band radar transceiver in 130 nm CMOS process is presented. The highly integrated sub-system includes a low-noise amplifier (LNA), a voltage buffer, a down-conversion mixer, a low pass filter (LPF), a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), a VCO buffer and two power amplifier (PA) drivers. The receiver provides a voltage conversion gain of 10 dB. The output power of the transmitter including the PA is -2 dBm. The total DC power consumption of the transceiver is 36 mW from a 1.2 V supply and the size of the chip is 670 × 716 μm2.","PeriodicalId":307742,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129025332","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":"Ultra-wideband pulse-based directional modulation","authors":"Himanshu Aggrawal, Rafael Puhl, A. Babakhani","doi":"10.1109/IMARC.2015.7411369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMARC.2015.7411369","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a time-domain pulse-based directional modulation technique that enables secure wireless communication at the physical level. We use a train of sub-200psec pulses to achieve an information beamwidth of 1° while using antennas with a broad radiation pattern. The proposed technique leverages the advantages of a pulse-based system to demonstrate secure communication.","PeriodicalId":307742,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and RF Conference (IMaRC)","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117230131","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}