A millimeter-wave second-order all-pass delay network in BiCMOS

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Osuch, Piotr Jan
Stander, Tinus

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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Analog signal processing (ASP) is a promising alternative to DSP techniques in millimeter-wave (mm-wave) technologies such as 5G, with the second-order all-pass networks a key building block in ASPs. We present an active on-chip mm-wave second-order all-pass network in a 130-nm, 280-GHz fmax SiGe BiCMOS process with an effective bandwidth of 40 GHz, peak delay of 62 ps at 36 GHz, delay QD value of 3.6, and a magnitude ripple of 1.4 dB. A layout-focused design methodology incorporating layout parasitics and process tolerances is followed. This is the first reported mm-wave bandwidth second-order all-pass network and the first monolithic microwave integrated all-pass network with a QD value greater than 1.

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Analog signal processing (ASP), Delays, Foundries, Integrated circuit interconnections, Bandwidth, BiCMOS integrated circuits, Optimization, Layout, Ultra-wideband technology, Millimeter-wave (mm-wave) integrated circuits, Group-delay engineering, All-pass networks

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Osuch, P.J. & Stander, T. 2018, 'A millimeter-wave second-order all-pass delay network in BiCMOS', IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 28, no. 10, pp. 912-914.