FinFET RF receiver building blocks operating above 10 GHz

FinFET RF receiver building blocks operating above 10 GHz ■

Domagoj Šiprak, Domagoj Šiprak, Piet Wambacq, Piet Wambacq, Bertrand Parvais, Bertrand Parvais, Abdelkarim Mercha, Abdelkarim Mercha, Michael Fulde, Michael Fulde, Jesenka Veledar Krüger, Jesenka Veledar Krüger, Morin Dehan, Morin Dehan, Stefaan Decoutere, Stefaan Decoutere

Abstract ■

A FinFET VCO and a differential LNA operating at 17 GHz are presented. The LNA contains on-chip input and output baluns, the input balun for the conversion of the single-ended antenna signal, and it achieves a gain of 9.4 dB and a noise figure of 6.6 dB when the output balun is deembedded; the power consumption is 26 mW from a IV supply. The VCO oscillates between 15.3 - 17.1 GHz and reaches a phase noise of -94 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz frequency offset with a power consumption of 7.5 mW. Device characterization data for circuit assessment and performance extrapolation is additionally presented.