Millimeter-wave band CMOS RF phased-array transceiver IC designs for 5G applications

H. C. Park; D. Kang; J. Lee; D. Minn; Y. Aoki; K. Kim; S. Lee; D. Lee; S. Kim; J. Kim; W. Lee; C. Kim; S. Park; J. Park; B. Suh; J. Jang; M. Kim; K. Min; S. Jeon; A. S. Ryu; Y. Kim; J. H. Lee; J. Son; S. G. Yang

doi:10.1109/IEDM13553.2020.9371948

Millimeter-wave band CMOS RF phased-array transceiver IC designs for 5G applications

H. C. Park^*, D. Kang, J. Lee, D. Minn, Y. Aoki, K. Kim, S. Lee, D. Lee, S. Kim, J. Kim, W. Lee, C. Kim, S. Park, J. Park, B. Suh, J. Jang, M. Kim, K. Min, S. Jeon, A. S. RyuY. Kim, J. H. Lee, J. Son, S. G. Yang

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This paper presents design challenges and solutions for the fifth generation (5G) phased-array transceiver ICs in millimeter-wave (MMW) frequency bands. A 28nm bulk CMOS device technology is selected to integrate multiple RF phased-array elements in a single-chip to achieve a high-level of TX EIRP and RX sensitivity. Several design approaches of gain, POUT, stability, reliability and linearity enhancement techniques are applied to enable CMOS as a key device solution for 5G applications in MMW frequency bands. A 39GHz band 16-channel CMOS RF phased-array transceiver IC is designed and can support 4T/4R MIMO base-station applications including ×64 RF phased-array ICs (total 1, 024 phased-array elements). T/RX paths have gain dynamic ranges of >30/40dB for flexibility and scalability. The TX path shows POUT/Ch. of >6.0dBm at EVM of -34dB (800MHz) and PDC/Ch. of 105mW. The RX path performs NF of 4.2dB, EVM of -38dB (100MHz) and PDC/Ch. of 39mW. These state-of-the-art results lead to TX EIRP of >55dBm and RX sensitivity of <-113dBm/100MHz in the 5G NR base-station system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2020 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM 2020
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	17.2.1-17.2.4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728188881
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IEDM13553.2020.9371948
Publication status	Published - 2020 Dec 12
Externally published	Yes
Event	66th Annual IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM 2020 - Virtual, San Francisco, United States Duration: 2020 Dec 12 → 2020 Dec 18

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Name	Technical Digest - International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM
Volume	2020-December
ISSN (Print)	0163-1918

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Conference	66th Annual IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM 2020
Country/Territory	United States
City	Virtual, San Francisco
Period	20/12/12 → 20/12/18

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Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Park, H. C., Kang, D., Lee, J., Minn, D., Aoki, Y., Kim, K., Lee, S., Lee, D., Kim, S., Kim, J., Lee, W., Kim, C., Park, S., Park, J., Suh, B., Jang, J., Kim, M., Min, K., Jeon, S., ... Yang, S. G. (2020). Millimeter-wave band CMOS RF phased-array transceiver IC designs for 5G applications. In 2020 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM 2020 (pp. 17.2.1-17.2.4). Article 9371948 (Technical Digest - International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM; Vol. 2020-December). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IEDM13553.2020.9371948

Millimeter-wave band CMOS RF phased-array transceiver IC designs for 5G applications. / Park, H. C.; Kang, D.; Lee, J. et al.
2020 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM 2020. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020. p. 17.2.1-17.2.4 9371948 (Technical Digest - International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM; Vol. 2020-December).

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Park, HC, Kang, D, Lee, J, Minn, D, Aoki, Y, Kim, K, Lee, S, Lee, D, Kim, S, Kim, J, Lee, W, Kim, C, Park, S, Park, J, Suh, B, Jang, J, Kim, M, Min, K, Jeon, S, Ryu, AS, Kim, Y, Lee, JH, Son, J & Yang, SG 2020, Millimeter-wave band CMOS RF phased-array transceiver IC designs for 5G applications. in 2020 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM 2020., 9371948, Technical Digest - International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM, vol. 2020-December, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 17.2.1-17.2.4, 66th Annual IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM 2020, Virtual, San Francisco, United States, 20/12/12. https://doi.org/10.1109/IEDM13553.2020.9371948

Park HC, Kang D, Lee J, Minn D, Aoki Y, Kim K et al. Millimeter-wave band CMOS RF phased-array transceiver IC designs for 5G applications. In 2020 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM 2020. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2020. p. 17.2.1-17.2.4. 9371948. (Technical Digest - International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM). doi: 10.1109/IEDM13553.2020.9371948

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