Abstract
Building receivers (RXs) that operate above the transistor unity-power-gain frequency, fmax, is extremely challenging because an LNA-less architecture must be adopted. This paper reports on a 300-GHz CMOS RX operating above NMOS /max. Its conversion gain, noise figure, and 3-dB bandwidth are, respectively, -19.5 dB, 27 dB, and 26.5 GHz. The RX achieved a wireless data rate of 32 Gb/s with 16QAM. It shows the potential of moderate-/fmax CMOS technology to be used for ultrahigh-speed THz wireless communications.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2017 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2017 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
Pages | 1703-1706 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781509063604 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 Oct 4 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 2017 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2017 - Honololu, United States Duration: 2017 Jun 4 → 2017 Jun 9 |
Other
Other | 2017 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2017 |
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Country | United States |
City | Honololu |
Period | 17/6/4 → 17/6/9 |
Keywords
- Quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM)
- Reciever (RX)
- Terahertz (THz)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiation
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering