Query: Circuit Design Challenges of Highly-Integrated mm-Wave Radar-Based Sensors in SOI based Technologies

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abstract: The number of emerging applications based on millimeter wave radar sensors is continuously increasing. Several consumer applications offer potential of achieving mass volume production. These can be for example motion detectors for lighting control and door openers, gesture sensing in smart phones, MIMO sensors for traffic monitoring or presence detection in railway stations. Driven by the demand for module size reduction, the operating frequencies of the radar modules keep on increasing, as one can integrate antennas in package and reduce the chip size. Furthermore, driven by the demand for cost reduction, the level of integration of the System on Chip (SoC) is always increasing. The amount of external components shall be reduced by integrating more and more analog, digital, power management and RF functional blocks on the same chip, on a smallest chip area and at a lowest price. Advanced silicon based semiconductor technologies enable such integration, and provide excellent characteristics at mm wave frequencies. However, in view of these trends, one need to evaluate what is the right technology for a particular mm waver radar application in terms of RF performance and costs. The right choice of the technology is not necessarily straightforward, as it often depends on the expected product volume and the development of mask costs and wafer costs.
author_names: Vadim Issakov
title: Circuit Design Challenges of Highly Integrated mm Wave Radar Based Sensors in SOI Based Technologies
venue: ESSCIRC 2018 IEEE 44th European Solid State Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC)
year: 2018

abstract: The number of emerging applications based on millimeter wave radar sensors is continuously increasing. Several consumer applications offer potential of achieving mass volume production. These can be for example motion detectors for lighting control and door openers, gesture sensing in smart phones, MIMO sensors for traffic monitoring or presence detection in railway stations. Driven by the demand for module size reduction, the operating frequencies of the radar modules keep on increasing, as one can integrate antennas in package and reduce the chip size. Furthermore, driven by the demand for cost reduction, the level of integration of the System on Chip (SoC) is always increasing. The amount of external components shall be reduced by integrating more and more analog, digital, power management and RF functional blocks on the same chip, on a smallest chip area and at a lowest price. Advanced silicon based semiconductor technologies enable such integration, and provide excellent characteristics at mm wave frequencies. However, in view of these trends, one need to evaluate what is the right technology for a particular mm waver radar application in terms of RF performance and costs. The right choice of the technology is not necessarily straightforward, as it often depends on the expected product volume and the development of mask costs and wafer costs.
author_names: Vadim Issakov
title: Circuit Design Challenges of Highly Integrated mm Wave Radar Based Sensors in SOI based Technologies
venue: 2018 48th European Solid State Device Research Conference (ESSDERC)
year: 2018

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author_names: Franziska Hoffmann
title: Design Of Analog Cmos Integrated Circuits
year: 2016

abstract: The future of integrated electronics is the future of electronics itself. The advantages of integration will bring about a proliferation of electronics, pushing this science into many new areas. Integrated circuits will lead to such wonders as home computers or at least terminals connected to a central computer automatic controls for automobiles, and personal portable communications equipment. The electronic wristwatch needs only a display to be feasible today. But the biggest potential lies in the production of large systems. In telephone communications, integrated circuits in digital filters will separate channels on multiplex equipment. Integrated circuits will also switch telephone circuits and perform data processing. Computers will be more powerful, and will be organized in completely different ways. For example, memories built of integrated electronics may be distributed throughout the machine instead of being concentrated in a central unit. In addition, the improved reliability made possible by integrated circuits will allow the construction of larger processing units. Machines similar to those in existence today will be built at lower costs and with faster turnaround.
author_names: Gordon E Moore
title: Cramming More Components Onto Integrated Circuits
venue: Proceedings of the IEEE
year: 1998

abstract: For both introductory and advanced courses in VLSI design, this authoritative, comprehensive textbook is highly accessible to beginners, yet offers unparalleled breadth and depth for more experienced readers. The Fourth Edition of CMOS VLSI Design: A Circuits and Systems perspective presents broad and in depth coverage of the entire field of modern CMOS VLSI Design. The authors draw upon extensive industry and classroom experience to introduce todays most advanced and effective chip design practices. They present extensively updated coverage of every key element of VLSI design, and illuminate the latest design challenges with 65 nm process examples. This book contains unsurpassed circuit level coverage, as well as a rich set of problems and worked examples that provide deep practical insight to readers at all levels.
author_names: Neil Weste

D Harris
title: CMOS VLSI Design: A Circuits and Systems Perspective
year: 2004

abstract: An unprecedented transformation in the design, deployment, and application of short range wireless devices and services is in progress today. This trend is in line with the imminent transition from third to fourth generation radio systems, where heterogeneous environments are expected to prevail eventually. A key driver in this transition is the steep growth in both demand and deployment of WLANs/WPANs based on the wireless standards within the IEEE 802 suite. Today, these short range devices and networks operate mainly standalone in indoor home and office environments or large enclosed public areas, while their integration into the wireless wide area infrastructure is still nearly nonexistent and far from trivial. This status quo in the short range wireless application space is about to be disrupted by novel devices and systems based on the emerging UWB radio technology with the potential to provide solutions for many of today's problems in the areas of spectrum management and radio system engineering. The approach employed by UWB radio devices is based on sharing already occupied spectrum resources by means of the overlay principle, rather than looking for still available but possibly unsuitable new bands. This novel radio technology has received legal adoption by the regulatory authorities in the United States, and efforts to achieve this status in Europe and Asia are underway. This article discusses both the application potential and technical challenges presented by UWB radio as an unconventional but promising new wireless technology.
author_names: Domenico Porcino

Walter Hirt
title: Ultra wideband radio technology: potential and challenges ahead
venue: IEEE Commun. Mag.
year: 2003

abstract: This paper describes the design and modeling of CMOS transistors, integrated passives, and circuit blocks at millimeter wave (mm wave) frequencies. The effects of parasitics on the high frequency performance of 130 nm CMOS transistors are investigated, and a peak f/sub max/ of 135 GHz has been achieved with optimal device layout. The inductive quality factor (Q/sub L/ is proposed as a more representative metric for transmission lines, and for a standard CMOS back end process, coplanar waveguide (CPW) lines are determined to possess a higher Q/sub L/ than microstrip lines. Techniques for accurate modeling of active and passive components at mm wave frequencies are presented. The proposed methodology was used to design two wideband mm wave CMOS amplifiers operating at 40 GHz and 60 GHz. The 40 GHz amplifier achieves a peak |S/sub 21/ 19 dB, output P/sub 1dB/ 0.9 dBm, IIP3 7.4 dBm, and consumes 24 mA from a 1.5 V supply. The 60 GHz amplifier achieves a peak |S/sub 21/ 12 dB, output P/sub 1dB/ +2.0 dBm, NF 8.8 dB, and consumes 36 mA from a 1.5 V supply. The amplifiers were fabricated in a standard 130 nm 6 metal layer bulk CMOS process, demonstrating that complex mm wave circuits are possible in today's mainstream CMOS technologies.
author_names: Chinh H Doan

Sohrab Emami

Ali M Niknejad

Robert W Brodersen
title: Millimeter wave CMOS design
venue: IEEE Journal of Solid State Circuits
year: 2005

abstract: From the Publisher: Practical and theoretical coverage of RF MEMS for circuits and devices New RF and microwave frequency MEMS (microeletromechanical systems) have potentially enormous and widespread applications in the telecommunications industry. Components based on this technologysuch as switches, varactors, and phase shiftersexhibit virtually no power consumption or loss, making them ideally suited for use in modern telecommunications and wireless devices. This book sets out the basics of RF MEMS and describes how to design practical devices and circuits. As well as covering fundamentals, Gabriel Rebeiz offers expert tips for designers and presents a range of real world applications. Throughout, the author utilizes actual engineering examples to illustrate basic principles in theory and practice. Detailed discussion of cutting edge fabrication and packaging techniques is provided. Suitable as a tutorial for electrical and computer engineering students, or as an up to date reference for practicing circuit designers, RF MEMS provides the most comprehensive available survey of this new and important technology. Author Biography: Gabriel M. Rebeiz received his PhD from the California Institute of Technology, and is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. In 1991 he was the recipient of the National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, and in 2000 was the corecipient of the IEEE Microwave Prize. A Fellow of the IEEE and a consultant to Rockwell, Samsung, Intel, Standard MEMS, and Agilent, he has published extensively in the field of microwave technology and in the area of RF MEMS.
author_names: Gabriel M Rebeiz
title: RF MEMS: Theory, Design and Technology
year: 2003

abstract: 1 An Introduction to Radar 2 The Radar Equation 3 MTI and Pulse Doppler Radar 4 Tracking Radar 5 Detection of Signals in Noise 6 Information from Radar Signals 7 Radar Clutter 8 Propogation of Radar Waves 9 The Radar Antenna 10 Radar Transmitters 11 Radar Receiver
author_names: Merrill I Skolnik
title: Introduction to Radar Systems
year: 1979

abstract: This tutorial presents an overview of the technological advances in millimeter wave (mm wave) circuit components, antennas, and propagation that will soon allow 60 GHz transceivers to provide multigigabit per second (multi Gb/s) wireless communication data transfers in the consumer marketplace. Our goal is to help engineers understand the convergence of communications, circuits, and antennas, as the emerging world of subterahertz and terahertz wireless communications will require understanding at the intersections of these areas. This paper covers trends and recent accomplishments in a wide range of circuits and systems topics that must be understood to create massively broadband wireless communication systems of the future. In this paper, we present some evolving applications of massively broadband wireless communications, and use tables and graphs to show research progress from the literature on various radio system components, including on chip and in package antennas, radio frequency (RF) power amplifiers (PAs) low noise amplifiers (LNAs) voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs) mixers, and analog to digital converters (ADCs) We focus primarily on silicon based technologies, as these provide the best means of implementing very low cost, highly integrated 60 GHz mm wave circuits. In addition, the paper illuminates characterization techniques that are required to competently design and fabricate mm wave devices in silicon, and illustrates effects of the 60 GHz RF propagation channel for both in building and outdoor use. The paper concludes with an overview of the standardization and commercialization efforts for 60 GHz multi Gb/s devices, and presents a novel way to compare the data rate versus power efficiency for future broadband devices.
author_names: Theodore Ted S Rappaport

James Murdock

Felix Gutierrez
title: State of the Art in 60 GHz Integrated Circuits and Systems for Wireless Communications
venue: Proceedings of the IEEE
year: 2011