1. A 32–40 GHz 7-bit Bi-Directional Phase Shifter With 0.36 dB/1.6° RMS Magnitude/Phase Errors for Phased Array Systems.
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Li, Yongjie, Duan, Zongming, Fang, Yun, Li, Xiao, Deng, Biao, Dai, Yuefei, Sun, Liguo, and Gao, Hao
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PHASE shifters , *PHASED array antennas , *QUADRATURE domains , *BANDWIDTHS - Abstract
This paper presents a digitally programmable bi-directional 7-bit passive phase shifter in a 65 nm CMOS technology. The core of this passive vector-synthesized phase shifter is a hybrid quadrature generator (HQG), an interstage matching network, and a passive vector modulator (PVM). This work proposes a high coupling-factor-based quadrature generator design methodology and demonstrates it with a compact vertical transformer. The interstage matching network between HQG and PVM is proposed to release the bandwidth bottleneck and achieve a 34% fractional frequency bandwidth. Two 6-bit X-type attenuators in the I and Q path form a high-resolution 12-bit controlling word. In 32–40 GHz, this 7-bit 360° phase shifter achieves a measured 2.8° step with 0.45-1.6° RMS phase error and 0.2-0.36 dB RMS magnitude error. With the broadband technique, its 3-dB bandwidth reaches 30.2-42.7 GHz with a 2.8° RMS phase error. Its in-band 1-dB compression point is 10.2 dBm. With the proposed compact HQG and PVM, this mm-wave passive phase shifter only occupies $220\times 630\,\,\mu \text{m}^{2}$ and has no power consumption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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