A 16TX/16RX 60 GHz 802.11ad Chipset With Single Coaxial Interface and Polarization Diversity

The IEEE 802.11ad standard supports PHY rates up to 6.7 Gbps on four 2 GHz-wide channels from 57 to 64 GHz. A 60 GHz system offers higher throughput than existing 802.11ac solutions but has several challenges for high-volume production including: integration in the host platform, automated test, and...

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Published in:IEEE journal of solid-state circuits 2014-12, Vol.49 (12), p.3031-3045
Main Authors: Boers, Michael, Afshar, Bagher, Vassiliou, Iason, Sarkar, Saikat, Nicolson, Sean T., Adabi, Ehsan, Perumana, Bevin George, Chalvatzis, Theodoros, Kavvadias, Spyros, Sen, Padmanava, Chan, Wei Liat, Yu, Alvin Hsing-Ting, Parsa, Ali, Nariman, Med, Seunghwan Yoon, Besoli, Alfred Grau, Kyriazidou, Chryssoula A., Zochios, Gerasimos, Castaneda, Jesus A., Sowlati, Tirdad, Rofougaran, Maryam, Rofougaran, Ahmadreza
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antennas
Arrays
Baseband
CMOS integrated circuits
Coaxial cables
Gain
millimeter wave integrated circuits
Phase locked loops
phased arrays
Transceivers
wireless communication
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Summary:The IEEE 802.11ad standard supports PHY rates up to 6.7 Gbps on four 2 GHz-wide channels from 57 to 64 GHz. A 60 GHz system offers higher throughput than existing 802.11ac solutions but has several challenges for high-volume production including: integration in the host platform, automated test, and high link loss due to blockage and polarization mismatch. This paper presents a 802.11ad radio chipset capable of SC and OFDM modulation using a 16TX-16RX beamforming RF front-end, complete with an antenna array that supports polarization diversity. To aid low-cost integration in PC platforms, a single coaxial cable interface is used between chips. The chipset is capable of maintaining a link of 4.6 Gbps (PHY rate) at 10 m.
ISSN:0018-9200
1558-173X
DOI:10.1109/JSSC.2014.2356462