19.2mW 2Gbps CMOS pulse receiver for 60GHz band wireless communication

Abstract

A low-power 60GHz pulse receiver has been fabricated for over-Gbps wireless communication by a standard 90nm CMOS process. The receiver consists of a nonlinear detecting amplifier, a limiting amplifier, an offset canceller and a buffer. The measured sensitivity is the average power of -20dBm for millimeter-wave pulses of 60GHz. The power dissipation and maximum data rate of the receiver are 19.2mW and 2Gbps, respectively. These results indicate the possibility of new low-power and ultrahigh-speed wireless communication using millimeter-wave pulses with CMOS implementation. © 2008 IEEE.