A 2mW, 60GHz Mixer First I/Q Receiver in 28nm CMOS

Duha Gharaba, Emanuel Cohen

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Abstract

This work presents a 60GHz ultra-low power and low noise mixer-first I/Q receiver front-end in 28nm CMOS process. The receiver consists of symmetrical I and Q stages, a quadrature hybrid providing the 90° phase shift between the I and Q signals, and differential outputs at baseband followed by a differential to single-ended baseband amplifier. Each I and Q stage is composed of differential mixer biased at subthreshold for low DC power consumption. The receiver architecture is targeted for low LO to RF leakage and low LO drive. Simulation results show a minimum single-sideband noise figure (NF) of 5.7dB with power consumption of 2mW from 1.1V supply, conversion Gain of 29.3dB, RF bandwidth of 6GHz. The IF supports 2GHz channel bandwidth with LO power drive of -7dbm and LO-to-RF leakage lower than -60dBm. The receiver size is 0.22•0.23mm2. The proposed I/Q receiver can serve for ultra-low power and low noise mmW phased array systems for 5G communication systems.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2021 IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems
Subtitle of host publicationMaking Waves in Texas, WMCS 2021
ISBN (Electronic)9781665403092
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 May 2021
Event2021 IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems, WMCS 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 18 May 202120 May 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2021 IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems: Making Waves in Texas, WMCS 2021

Conference

Conference2021 IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems, WMCS 2021
CityVirtual, Online
Period18/05/2120/05/21

Keywords

  • 60GHz
  • I/Q receiver
  • Mixer
  • Mixer First
  • quadrature hybrid
  • subthreshold
  • ultra-low power

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Instrumentation

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