Analog baseband beamformer for use in a phased-array 60 GHz transmitter
 
Analog baseband beamformer for use in a phased-array 60 GHz transmitter 
 
Viki Szortyka, Viki Szortyka, Kuba Raczkowski, Kuba Raczkowski, Roeland Vandebriel, Roeland Vandebriel, Maarten Kuijk, Maarten Kuijk, Piet Wambacq, Piet Wambacq
 
Abstract 

This paper presents an analog baseband section that implements the beamforming functionality of a 40 nm digital low-power (LP) CMOS 60 GHz transmitter. An input 1dB compression point larger than 240 mV peak over the whole band is obtained, in a circuit operating with a 1.1 V supply. The targeted phase shift resolution of 22.5 degrees is obtained. Fully automatic, digitally assisted DC offset compensation is also present on-chip. The current consumption is 70 mA