Work

A 36 GHz to 144 GHz Frequency Upconverter Employing a Current Reuse Frequency Doubler with a Differential to Differential Transformer

Year: 2024

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This work presents a 36 GHz to 144 GHz frequency up converter, consisting of two cascaded frequency doublers. To improve efficiency and robustness, the frequency doublers are based on a current reuse principle and employe a symmetric transformer. A voltage conversion gain of 0 dB and very low phase noise are achieved while consuming only 3.2 milliwatts from a 0.9V supply. The chip is implemented in 28 nm bulk CMOS and occupies a core area of 400x190um.

Source: IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS)

DOI: 10.1109/icecs61496.2024.10848792

Authors: Johan Holmstedt, Vojkan Vidojkovic, Rainier van Dommele, Dusan Milosevic, Peter Baltus

Institution: Eindhoven University of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4406895384