Design considerations for 60 GHz CMOS radios

  • Authors:
  • C. H. Doan;S. Emami;D. A. Sobel;A. M. Niknejad;R. W. Brodersen

  • Affiliations:
  • Berkeley Wireless Res. Center, CA, USA;-;-;-;-

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Communications Magazine
  • Year:
  • 2004

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Abstract

With the availability of 7 GHz of unlicensed spectrum around 60 GHz, there is a growing interest in using this resource for new consumer applications requiring very high-data-rate wireless transmission. Historically, the cost of the 60 GHz electronics, implemented in the compound semiconductor technology, has been prohibitively expensive. A fully integrated CMOS solution has the potential to drastically reduce costs enough to hit consumer price points. System, circuit, and device-level barriers to a low-cost 60 GHz CMOS implementation are described, potential solutions are explored, and remaining challenges are discussed.