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[摘要]：A four-element phased-array front-end receiver based on 4-bit RF phase shifters is demonstrated in a standard 0.18-mu m SiGe BiCNIOS technology for Q-band (30-50 GHz) satellite communications and radar applications. The phased-array receiver uses a corporate-feed approach with on-chip Wilkinson power combiners, and shows a power gain of 10.4 dB with an IIP3 of -13.8 dBm per element at 38.5 GHz and a 3-dB gain bandwidth of 32.8-44 GHz. The rms gain and phase errors are <= 1.2 dB and <= 8.7 degrees for all 4-bit phase states at 30-50 GHz. The beamformer also results in <= 0.4 dB of rms gain mismatch and <= 2 degrees of rms phase mismatch between the four channels. The channel-to-channel isolation is better than -35 dB at 30-50 GHz. The chip consumes 118 mA from a 5-V supply voltage and overall chip size is 1.4 x 1.7 mm(2) including all pads and CMOS control electronics. |
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