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A 28-GHz 32-Element TRX Phased-Array IC With Concurrent Dual-Polarized Operation and Orthogonal Phase and Gain Control for 5G Communications
Bodhisatwa Sadhu,Yahya Tousi,Joakim Hallin,Stefan Sahl,Scott K. Reynolds,Orjan Renstrom,Kristoffer Sjogren,Olov Haapalahti,N. Mazor,Bo Bokinge,Gustaf Weibull,Hakan Bengtsson,Anders Carlinger,Eric Westesson,Jan-Erik Thillberg,Leonard Rexberg,Mark Yeck,Xiaoxiong Gu,Mark Ferriss,Duixian Liu,Daniel J. Friedman,Alberto Valdes-Garcia +21 more
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This paper presents the first reported 28-GHz phased-array IC for 5G communications, implemented in 130-nm SiGe BiCMOS, which includes 32 TRX elements and features concurrent independent beams in two polarizations in either TX or RX operation.Abstract:
This paper presents the first reported 28-GHz phased-array IC for 5G communications. Implemented in 130-nm SiGe BiCMOS, the IC includes 32 TRX elements and features concurrent independent beams in two polarizations in either TX or RX operation. Circuit techniques to enable precise beam steering, orthogonal phase and amplitude control at each front end, and independent tapering and beam steering at the array level are presented. A TX/RX switch design is introduced which minimizes TX path loss resulting in 13.5 dBm/16 dBm Op1dB/Psat per front end with >20% peak power added efficiency of the power amplifier (including switch and off-mode LNA) while maintaining a 6 dB noise figure in the low noise amplifier (including switch and off-mode PA). Comprehensive on-wafer measurement results for the IC across multiple samples and temperature variation are presented. A package with four ICs and 64 dual-polarized antennas provides eight 16-element or two 64-element concurrent beams with 1.4°/step beam steering (<0.6° rms error) across a ±50° steering range without requiring calibration. A maximum saturated effective isotropic radiated power of 54 dBm is measured in the broadside direction for each polarization. Tapering control without requiring calibration achieves up to 20-dB sidelobe rejection without affecting the main lobe direction.read more
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The Role of Millimeter-Wave Technologies in 5G/6G Wireless Communications
Wei Hong,Zhi Hao Jiang,Chao Yu,Debin Hou,Haiming Wang,Chong Guo,Yun Hu,Le Kuai,Yingrui Yu,Zhengbo Jiang,Zhe Chen,Jixin Chen,Zhiqiang Yu,Jianfeng Zhai,Nianzu Zhang,Ling Tian,Fan Wu,Guangqi Yang,Zhang-Cheng Hao,Jian Yi Zhou +19 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the relevant millimeter-wave enabling technologies are reviewed: they include the recent developments on the system architectures of active beamforming arrays, beamforming integrated circuits, antennas for base stations and user terminals, system measurement and calibration, and channel characterization.
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A 64-Element 28-GHz Phased-Array Transceiver With 52-dBm EIRP and 8–12-Gb/s 5G Link at 300 Meters Without Any Calibration
TL;DR: Detailed pattern, effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP), and link measurements performed without any array calibration are presented and show the robustness of the symmetrical design technique.
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A 28-GHz CMOS Phased-Array Transceiver Based on LO Phase-Shifting Architecture With Gain Invariant Phase Tuning for 5G New Radio
Jian Pang,Rui Wu,Yun Wang,Masato Dome,Hisashi Kato,Hongye Huang,Aravind Tharayil Narayanan,Hanli Liu,Bangan Liu,Takeshi Nakamura,Takuya Fujimura,Masaru Kawabuchi,Ryo Kubozoe,Tsuyoshi Miura,Daiki Matsumoto,Zheng Li,Naoki Oshima,Keiichi Motoi,Shinichi Hori,Kazuaki Kunihiro,Tomoya Kaneko,Atsushi Shirane,Kenichi Okada +22 more
TL;DR: The proposed transceiver is based on the local-oscillator (LO) phase-shifting architecture, and it achieves quasi-continuous phase tuning with less than 0.2-dB radio frequency (RF) gain variation and 0.3°C phase error.
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An Overview of the Development of Antenna-in-Package Technology for Highly Integrated Wireless Devices
Yueping Zhang,Junfa Mao +1 more
TL;DR: AiP technology has emerged as the mainstream antenna and packaging technology for various mmWave applications, and some recommendations on research topics are presented to further the state of the art of AiP technology.
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Development, Implementation, and Characterization of a 64-Element Dual-Polarized Phased-Array Antenna Module for 28-GHz High-Speed Data Communications
Xiaoxiong Gu,Duixian Liu,Christian W. Baks,Ola Tageman,Bodhisatwa Sadhu,Joakim Hallin,Leonard Rexberg,Pritish R. Parida,Young H. Kwark,Alberto Valdes-Garcia +9 more
TL;DR: An organic-based multilayered phased-array antenna package for 28-GHz mm-wave radio access applications is implemented, which incorporates 64 dual-polarized antenna elements and features an air cavity common to all antennas.
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