TY - JOUR
T1 - Next generation CMOS compact models for RF and microwave applications
AU - Niknejad, Ali M.
AU - Doan, Chinh
AU - Emami, Sohrab
AU - Dunga, Mohan
AU - Xi, Xuemei
AU - He, Jin
AU - Brodersen, Robert
AU - Hu, Chen-Ming
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Commercial CMOS chips routinely operate at frequencies up to 5 GHz and exciting new opportunities exists in higher frequency bands such as 3-10 GHz, 17 GHz, 24 GHz, and 60 GHz. The Berkeley Wireless Research Center has demonstrated that standard 130nm CMOS technology is capable of operation up to 60 GHz, enabling a host of new mm-wave applications such as Gb/s WLAN and compact radar imaging. Will circuit design and compact modeling continue along the same course, or is a new microwave design methodology required? This paper will highlight the design and modeling challenges in moving up to these higher frequencies. A merger of RF and microwave design perspectives will be used to offer insight into the problem. The paper will discuss requirements for a next generation compact model to meet these challenges and offer potential solutions.
AB - Commercial CMOS chips routinely operate at frequencies up to 5 GHz and exciting new opportunities exists in higher frequency bands such as 3-10 GHz, 17 GHz, 24 GHz, and 60 GHz. The Berkeley Wireless Research Center has demonstrated that standard 130nm CMOS technology is capable of operation up to 60 GHz, enabling a host of new mm-wave applications such as Gb/s WLAN and compact radar imaging. Will circuit design and compact modeling continue along the same course, or is a new microwave design methodology required? This paper will highlight the design and modeling challenges in moving up to these higher frequencies. A merger of RF and microwave design perspectives will be used to offer insight into the problem. The paper will discuss requirements for a next generation compact model to meet these challenges and offer potential solutions.
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U2 - 10.1109/RFIC.2005.1489612
DO - 10.1109/RFIC.2005.1489612
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:27644576803
SN - 1529-2517
SP - 141
EP - 144
JO - Digest of papers - IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium
JF - Digest of papers - IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium
M1 - RMO2C-1
T2 - 2005 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium - Digest of Papers
Y2 - 12 June 2005 through 14 June 2005
ER -