Sri Navaneeth Easwaran, Sunil Kashyap Kashyap, Deepak Sreedharan, R. Hubbard, V. Devarajan, W. Ray
{"title":"Configurable and Scalable High-Side or Low-Side Driver in BiCMOS with 20dBµV Emission at 88MHz","authors":"Sri Navaneeth Easwaran, Sunil Kashyap Kashyap, Deepak Sreedharan, R. Hubbard, V. Devarajan, W. Ray","doi":"10.1109/BCICTS48439.2020.9392988","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BCICTS48439.2020.9392988","url":null,"abstract":"System Basis Chips (SBC) demand configurable High Side (HS) or Low Side (LS) drivers for driving Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) in HS or LS configuration. LS configuration is also used to create DC shift for instrumentation amplifiers for precision offset measurements. Instead of independent drivers for each configuration, a driver configurable for both HS and LS topologies with accurate current sensing is preferred. In this paper, a 40V slew rate controlled, configurable HS or LS driver with accurate current sensing to provide load current information and current limitation for automotive applications is presented. One of the challenges is to have precise current sensing of voltages as low as 2mV. Existing solutions use auto zeroing or chopper techniques. A simple and cost effective solution using NPN transistors in BiCMOS process is proposed. This simplifies the design of the driver for both HS and LS configurations and the freewheeling concept for inductive loads without adding external Schottky diodes. The switch drives 90mA load current with 300mV Drain-Source drop voltage. The slew rate is 220mV/µs with a conducted emission of 20dBµV at FM band of 88MHz. The current limit is 130mA with 100mA over current detection threshold.","PeriodicalId":355401,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium (BCICTS)","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121542396","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 of a wideband, 4 – 42.5 GHz Low Noise Amplifier in 0.25 µm GaAs pHEMT Technology","authors":"M. Sakalas, P. Sakalas","doi":"10.1109/BCICTS48439.2020.9392907","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BCICTS48439.2020.9392907","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents an ultra-wideband, 4 – 42.5 GHz Low Noise Amplifier (LNA), that stands out for its flat small signal power gain (SSG) response, low DC power consumption and good linearity. Design approach for simultaneous noise and power matching was introduced. Based on this approach, combined transmission line and lumped element matching networks were implemented. Without employing a negative feedback, a 1.5 dB gain flatness and a good noise matching was achieved over an ultra-wide bandwidth. Designed in a commercial 0.25 µm GaAs pHEMT process, the 2-stage LNA exhibits an SSG of 13 dB, a minimum noise figure of 3.6 dB, OIP2 and OIP3 greater than 38 dBm and 25 dBm respectively. The total die area is 2.4 mm2, whereas the circuit consumes 32.5 mA from a 4 V DC power source.","PeriodicalId":355401,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium (BCICTS)","volume":"105 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128330412","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}
Luis A. Valenzuela, Aaron Maharry, Hector Andrade, C. Schow, J. Buckwalter
{"title":"A 108-Gbps, 162-mW Cherry-Hooper Transimpedance Amplifier","authors":"Luis A. Valenzuela, Aaron Maharry, Hector Andrade, C. Schow, J. Buckwalter","doi":"10.1109/BCICTS48439.2020.9392928","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BCICTS48439.2020.9392928","url":null,"abstract":"This paper reports an energy-efficient optical receiver based on a Cherry-Hooper emitter follower topology. Electrical measurements on a standard FR-4 PCB assembly indicate an error-free (BER < 10−11) operation up to 96 Gbps with open eye diagrams observed up to 108 Gbps. The TIA is implemented in a compact 1 mm2 padframe in 130-nm SiGe HBT technology (fT = 300 GHz) and consumes 162 mW of DC power for a best-case energy efficiency of 1.5 pJ/bit.","PeriodicalId":355401,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium (BCICTS)","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116491161","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. Raghunathan, Pui Yee, D. Brochu, V. Jain, Harrison P. Lee, J. Cressler, D. Ioannou
{"title":"Physics of Hot Carrier Degradation Under Saturation Mode Operation in SiGe HBTs","authors":"U. Raghunathan, Pui Yee, D. Brochu, V. Jain, Harrison P. Lee, J. Cressler, D. Ioannou","doi":"10.1109/BCICTS48439.2020.9392958","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BCICTS48439.2020.9392958","url":null,"abstract":"We report, for the first time, base current degradation in SiGe HBTs when high base current stress is applied under saturation mode operation. In contrast to high collector current density stress, which has a known positive temperature dependence, the high base current stress in saturation investigated in the present work shows a negative temperature dependence. Measurements and simulations suggest that the physics of degradation under saturation mode is driven by Auger hot carrier generation. This new degradation mechanism only poses reliability challenges for circuits when base current density exceeds the bias required for peak fT operation by a factor of at least 60X. Saturation mode operation finds small duty cycle use in limited applications like switched power circuits.","PeriodicalId":355401,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium (BCICTS)","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128258002","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 10 mW LNA with Temperature Compensation for 24 GHz Radar Applications in SiGe BiCMOS","authors":"V. Issakov, A. Werthof","doi":"10.1109/BCICTS48439.2020.9392906","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BCICTS48439.2020.9392906","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a low-power, two-channel, ESD-protected 24 GHz single-ended input to differential output single-stage cascode LNA with temperature compensation in Infineon's SiGe BiCMOS technology. We propose a circuit technique to reduce LNA performance variation over a wide temperature range by providing bias current with an optimal slope. This bias current is obtained by a weighted combination of PTAT current and reference current with zero temperature coefficient. The resulting circuit shows in measurement reduction of gain variation from 4.4 dB to 1.3 dB over the automotive temperature range −40 to 125°C. Additionally, the circuit offers two gain settings with a 6 dB step. To reduce power consumption, the circuit operates from a low supply voltage of 1.5 V. At the center frequency of 24 GHz the amplifier offers a gain of 14.4 dB and a noise figure of 2.7 dB including the on-chip input balun. The circuit exhibits linearity of −11.8 dBm input-referred 1dB compression point at 24 GHz. Single LNA channel consumes only 7 mA from a single 1.5 V supply. The circuit exhibits a 6 kV HBM hardness at the input RF pin. The chip size including two LNA channels and the pads is 0.93 mm2.","PeriodicalId":355401,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium (BCICTS)","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130395766","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 and characterization of HBT limits","authors":"A. Scholten","doi":"10.1109/BCICTS48439.2020.9392953","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BCICTS48439.2020.9392953","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we present an overview of electrothermal runaway and mixed-mode degradation in HBTs. Both these effects limit the bias up to which an HBT can be used in circuit design. For electrothermal runaway, we discuss the DC case, with and without externally applied base resistance, and also the “pulsed SOA” case, which is most relevant to RF applications. For mixed-mode degradation, we focus on the deceleration which occurs at very long time scales, and which, if accounted for, leads to a strongly enhanced lifetime prediction. Finally, we make some remarks about the physical explanation for mixed-mode degradation. All this work is illustrated with measurements on NPN transistors from NXP's QUBiC GEN8 BiCMOS process.","PeriodicalId":355401,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium (BCICTS)","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115412865","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-high Speed InP/GaAsSb-based Type-II Double-heterojunction Bipolar Transistors and Transfer Technology onto SiC Substrate","authors":"Y. Shiratori, T. Hoshi, H. Matsuzaki","doi":"10.1109/BCICTS48439.2020.9392903","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BCICTS48439.2020.9392903","url":null,"abstract":"We report on InP/GaAsSb-based type-II double-heterojunction bipolar transistor (DHBT) scaling and transfer technology on SiC substrate to improve RF performance for THz applications. While vertical and lateral scaling is essential to boost the RF performance of InP-based HBTs, degradation of their breakdown voltage and increasing thermal resistance (Rth) are critical issues. To maintain high breakdown voltage, we have developed an InP/GaAsSb-based type-II DHBT structure with a simple InP collector. The 0.24-µm-wide-emitter DHBT with a collector thickness of 40 nm exhibits a record peak ft of 813 GHz and relatively high BVCEO of 2.6 V. To reduce Rth, we developed an Au-subcollector DHBT structure, in which DHBT epitaxial layers are bonded to a high-thermal-conductivity SiC substrate through an Au adhesion layer. This technology enables Rth to be reduced by 75% compared with DHBTs on InP substrate without degrading the current gain or breakdown voltage. Thanks to the lower Rth, ft can also be improved by increasing the collector current density. The combination of InP/GaAsSb-based DHBT technology and the Au-subcollector DHBT structure effectively boosts RF performance by device scaling while maintaining the breakdown voltage and junction temperature.","PeriodicalId":355401,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium (BCICTS)","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115567203","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}
S. Khandelwal, Brian Novak, Jordan Merkel, Ken A. Nagamatsu, J. Parke, Mark Yu, P. Shea, R. Howell
{"title":"SLC-ASM-HEMT: An Accurate compact model for SLCFET RF switch","authors":"S. Khandelwal, Brian Novak, Jordan Merkel, Ken A. Nagamatsu, J. Parke, Mark Yu, P. Shea, R. Howell","doi":"10.1109/BCICTS48439.2020.9392941","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BCICTS48439.2020.9392941","url":null,"abstract":"Accurate compact model for simulating radiofrequency (RF) switch characteristics of a Super Lattice Castellated Field Effect Transistor (SLCFET) is presented. The new model is developed by modifying the industry standard ASM-HEMT compact model formulations. It is found that multiple channels of SLCFET cause unique I-V and S-parameters behavior of this technology. An accurate, and computationally efficient compact model is obtained after modifying ASM-HEMT formulations for multi-channel device electrostatics in SLCFET. The model is shown to be in good agreement with measurements for DC and RF device characteristics.","PeriodicalId":355401,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium (BCICTS)","volume":"96 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126478661","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}
T. Hancock, Steven Gross, J. McSpadden, L. Kushner, J. Milne, J. Hacker, Ryan Walsh, C. Hornbuckle, C. Campbell, K. Kobayashi
{"title":"The DARPA Millimeter Wave Digital Arrays (MIDAS) Program","authors":"T. Hancock, Steven Gross, J. McSpadden, L. Kushner, J. Milne, J. Hacker, Ryan Walsh, C. Hornbuckle, C. Campbell, K. Kobayashi","doi":"10.1109/BCICTS48439.2020.9392956","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BCICTS48439.2020.9392956","url":null,"abstract":"The DARPA Millimeter Wave Digital Arrays (MIDAS) program is demonstrating the first element level digital millimeter wave phased arrays covering the 18–50 GHz band. The performers are leveraging compound semiconductors, CMOS and heterogeneous integration to meet the stringent size and power constraints while pushing the state-of-the-art in RF and mixed-signal design. The 4×4 element dual-polarized transceiver tile will be a building block to enable scalable arrays mobile-to-mobile ad-hoc networking and emerging proliferated low-earth orbit (LEO) satcom. Element-level digital beamforming has the potential to enable multi-beam operation for reduced network discovery time and increased network throughput.","PeriodicalId":355401,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium (BCICTS)","volume":"255 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116807854","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":"Trends in Imaging Radars Powered by Modern Silicon","authors":"S. Ahmed","doi":"10.1109/BCICTS48439.2020.9392949","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/BCICTS48439.2020.9392949","url":null,"abstract":"For many decades, imaging radars were mainly experienced in remote sensing through satellite and airborne SAR. With the continuous improvements in integrated silicon technologies, early adoption of imaging radars to serve the personnel security screening market in the millimeter-wave (mmWave) spectrum became feasible. Later, the race to establish robust and affordable mmWave imaging solutions for the automotive and industrial applications has also begun. This development is, however, still challenging the semiconductor community, because of the high complexity and the sophisticated requirements needed for imaging radars. In many aspects, such requirements differ significantly from conventional communication systems, which has been and yet dominating the semiconductor industry. In this paper, a general overview on the key aspects of the trending imaging radars and their possible impact on modern silicon are discussed.","PeriodicalId":355401,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium (BCICTS)","volume":"123 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121918326","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}