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A 60 GHz reconfigurable active phase shifter based on a vector modulator in 65 nm CMOS technology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2016

Boris Moret*
Affiliation:
Université de Bordeaux, Laboratory IMS, CNRS UMR 5218, Bordeaux INP, Talence, France. Phone: +33 5 40 00 28 12 STMicroelectronics, Crolles, France
Nathalie Deltimple
Affiliation:
Université de Bordeaux, Laboratory IMS, CNRS UMR 5218, Bordeaux INP, Talence, France. Phone: +33 5 40 00 28 12
Eric Kerhervé
Affiliation:
Université de Bordeaux, Laboratory IMS, CNRS UMR 5218, Bordeaux INP, Talence, France. Phone: +33 5 40 00 28 12
Baudouin Martineau
Affiliation:
STMicroelectronics, Crolles, France CEA-LETI-MINATEC, Grenoble, France
Didier Belot
Affiliation:
CEA-LETI-MINATEC, Grenoble, France
*
Corresponding author: B. Moret Email: [email protected]

Abstract

This paper presents a 60 GHz reconfigurable active phase shifter based on a vector modulator implemented in 65 nm complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor technology. This circuit is based on the recombination of two differential paths in quadrature. The proposed vector modulator allows us to generate a phase shift between 0° and 360°. The voltage gain varies between −13 and −9 dB in function of the phase shift generated with a static consumption between 26 and 63 mW depending on its configuration.

Type
Research Paper
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2016 

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