A 10.56-GHz broadband transceiver with integrated T/R switching via matching network re-use in 28-nm CMOS technology

Wei Zhu; Lei Zhang; Yan Wang

doi:10.1109/RFIC.2018.8429039

A 10.56-GHz broadband transceiver with integrated T/R switching via matching network re-use in 28-nm CMOS technology

Wei Zhu^*
, Lei Zhang
, Yan Wang

^*Corresponding author for this work

Tsinghua University

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Abstract

In this paper, in which an innovative architecture with ultra-compact transformer-based transmit/receive (T /R) switching via matching network reuse is introduced to certify the input noise matching of low-noise amplifier (LNA) and the output matching of power amplifier (PA) simultaneously. A three-coil transformer is introduced in the PA input-stage to change the optimum load impedance of PA output stage, thereby further increasing the output power of PA without affecting the noise match of LNA, due to the linearity enhancement technology the Pout and Psat of PA increased about 3.4 and 3.3-dBm, respectively. The new architecture is implemented in a 28-nm CMOS technology. Test results prove that the insertion loss of the proposed T/R switch introduced at the RX and TX end is only 1.5-dB, benefit from this, RX obtained 4.3-dB noise figure, TX obtained 9.9 and 14.1-dBm OP_1dBand Psat. With the matching network re-using T/R switch the whole transceiver only occupies 2.4 2.4 mm² chip area.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, RFIC 2018
Editors	Andre Hanke Hanke, Steven Turner
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	340-343
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9781538645451
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/RFIC.2018.8429039
Publication status	Published - 7 Aug 2018
Externally published	Yes
Event	2018 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, RFIC 2018 - Philadelphia, United States Duration: 10 Jun 2018 → 12 Jun 2018

Publication series

Name	Digest of Papers - IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium
Volume	2018-June
ISSN (Print)	1529-2517

Conference

Conference	2018 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, RFIC 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Philadelphia
Period	10/06/18 → 12/06/18

Keywords

Broadband
CMOS
compact layout
linearity enhancement
low insertion loss
low noise figure
transceiver
transformer-based
transmit/receive (T /R) switch

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Zhu, W., Zhang, L., & Wang, Y. (2018). A 10.56-GHz broadband transceiver with integrated T/R switching via matching network re-use in 28-nm CMOS technology. In A. H. Hanke, & S. Turner (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, RFIC 2018 (pp. 340-343). Article 8429039 (Digest of Papers - IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium; Vol. 2018-June). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/RFIC.2018.8429039

Zhu, Wei ; Zhang, Lei ; Wang, Yan. / A 10.56-GHz broadband transceiver with integrated T/R switching via matching network re-use in 28-nm CMOS technology. Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, RFIC 2018. editor / Andre Hanke Hanke ; Steven Turner. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. pp. 340-343 (Digest of Papers - IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium).

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Zhu, W, Zhang, L & Wang, Y 2018, A 10.56-GHz broadband transceiver with integrated T/R switching via matching network re-use in 28-nm CMOS technology. in AH Hanke & S Turner (eds), Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, RFIC 2018., 8429039, Digest of Papers - IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, vol. 2018-June, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 340-343, 2018 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, RFIC 2018, Philadelphia, United States, 10/06/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/RFIC.2018.8429039

A 10.56-GHz broadband transceiver with integrated T/R switching via matching network re-use in 28-nm CMOS technology. / Zhu, Wei; Zhang, Lei; Wang, Yan.
Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, RFIC 2018. ed. / Andre Hanke Hanke; Steven Turner. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. p. 340-343 8429039 (Digest of Papers - IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium; Vol. 2018-June).

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Zhu W, Zhang L, Wang Y. A 10.56-GHz broadband transceiver with integrated T/R switching via matching network re-use in 28-nm CMOS technology. In Hanke AH, Turner S, editors, Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, RFIC 2018. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2018. p. 340-343. 8429039. (Digest of Papers - IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium). doi: 10.1109/RFIC.2018.8429039

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