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CMOS technology has found its way in THz imaging applications. Utilizing the plasma wave theory, a MOSFET device can detect THz radiation beyond the cutoff frequency. Assisted by the system-on-packaging technique, a CMOS source delivers radiation power more effectively. An imaging system demonstrates that a low-cost CMOS solution is feasible.
An electronic THz transmissive imaging system is presented in this work. This system is composed of a CMOS signal source, a CMOS signal sensor, lenses, and commercial electronic chopping components. The output frequency of the signal source is 339 GHz, and the responsivity of the signal sensor is 200 kV/W. The total dc power consumption of those CMOS circuits is 91.02 mW. Using electronic chopping...
This paper presents a THz imaging system composed of a signal source and a signal sensor in CMOS technology. The signal source integrates a 338 GHz oscillator in 40-nm CMOS and an antenna array on a Benzocyclobutene (BCB) carrier using the SoP (System-on-Package) technique. The measured EIRP achieves +8 dBm. The signal sensor is implemented in 0.18 μm CMOS. The measured maximum responsivity is 632...
A V-band injection-locked frequency tripler (ILFT) module features adaptive free-running frequency tuning for locking range enhancement. The tripler free-running frequency is adaptively tuned to the third-order harmonic frequency of the input automatically. The input signal passes through the major path to lock a V-band ILFT output, and the auxiliary path to generate an adaptive control voltage for...
Limitations of the delay bandwidth in active delay circuits can be significantly improved in high-order transfer functions. In this paper, a flat wideband delay circuit is presented using the 2nd-order form of the Padé approximant. The delay circuit is designed and implemented in 0.18 μm CMOS technology. The measured results show that the circuit achieves a delay time of 49 psec in the GHz frequency...
In this work, a balun low-noise amplifier (LNA) is designed and implemented in 0.18-µm CMOS process. The bulk cross-coupling (BCC) and capacitance cross-coupling (CCC) techniques are introduced in this LNA, which not only increase gain and linearity but also decrease noise figure. The 3 dB bandwidth extends from 1.27 GHz to 5.31 GHz. The maximum differential gain is 10.13 dB. Measured at 3 GHz, P1dB...
A 60 GHz injection-locked frequency tripler is designed to improve spectral purity with spur suppression of the fundamental and the even-order harmonics. Several circuit designs are utilized in the harmonic current injection circuit to maximize the third-order harmonic and minimize the undesired harmonic current outputs, including notch filters and a capacitive cross-coupled transistor pair. With...
A divide-by-4 injection-locked frequency divider is designed for applications in the millimeter-wave frequency range. The proposed circuit also features in quadrature phase outputs by using a quadrature voltage-controlled oscillator. The input signal is injected into the common-mode node at the tail current source directly. Implemented in a 0.13 μm CMOS technology, the core circuit consumes dc power...
In this paper, a direct up-conversion mixer with wide intermediate frequency (IF) bandwidth is designed and fabricated for 60-GHz applications. The up-converted differential signal is transformed to single-ended signal through an on-chip balun. In addition, an injection-locked frequency tripler is integrated for local oscillator signal generation. The measured results shows the maximum conversion...
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