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A Multiband/Multistandard 15-57 GHz Receive Phased-Array Module Based on 4 × 1 Beamformer IC and Supporting 5G NR FR2 Operation

This work presents a 15-57 GHz multiband/ multistandard phased-array architecture for the fifth-generation (5G) new radio (NR) frequency range 2 (FR2) bands. An eight-element phased-array receive module is demonstrated based on two four-channel wideband beamformer chips designed in the SiGe BiCMOS p...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on microwave theory and techniques 2022-03, Vol.70 (3), p.1732-1744
Main Authors: Alhamed, Abdulrahman, Kazan, Oguz, Gultepe, Gokhan, Rebeiz, Gabriel M.
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description This work presents a 15-57 GHz multiband/ multistandard phased-array architecture for the fifth-generation (5G) new radio (NR) frequency range 2 (FR2) bands. An eight-element phased-array receive module is demonstrated based on two four-channel wideband beamformer chips designed in the SiGe BiCMOS process and flipped on a low-cost printed circuit board. The SiGe Rx chip employs RF beamforming and is designed to interface to a wideband differential Vivaldi antenna array. Each channel consists of a low-noise amplifier (LNA), active phase shifter with 5-bit resolution, variable gain amplifier (VGA), and differential-to-single-ended stage. The four channels are combined using a wideband two-stage on-chip Wilkinson network. The beamformer has a peak electronic gain of 24-25 dB and a 4.7-6.2 dB noise figure (NF) with a −29 to −24 dBm input P_{\boldsymbol {1\,dB}} at 20-40 GHz. The eight-element phased-array module also achieved ultra-wideband frequency response with flat gain and low-system NF. The phased array scans ±55° with < -12 -dB sidelobes demonstrating multiband operation. A 1.2-m over-the-air (OTA) link measurement using the eight-element Rx module supports 400-MHz 256-QAM OFDMA modulation with < 2.76% error vector magnitude (EVM) at multiple 5G NR FR2 bands. To the author's knowledge, this work achieves the widest bandwidth phased array enabling the construction of multistandard systems.
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Amplification
Amplifiers
Antenna arrays
Array signal processing
Beamformer
Beamforming
Circuit design
data link
error vector magnitude (EVM)
fifth generation (5G)
flip-chip
Frequency ranges
Frequency response
Gain
Integrated circuits
millimeter wave (mm-wave)
Modules
multiband
Noise levels
Noise measurement
Phase shifters
phased array
Phased arrays
printed circuit board (PCB)
Quadrature amplitude modulation
quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM)
receiver
Sidelobes
SiGe
Silicon germanides
Silicon germanium
Ultrawideband
Variable gain
Vivaldi antenna
Wideband
title A Multiband/Multistandard 15-57 GHz Receive Phased-Array Module Based on 4 × 1 Beamformer IC and Supporting 5G NR FR2 Operation
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