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 Vol. 49; no. 12; pp. 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:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	IEEE 01-12-2014
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