一个17.8-20.2 GHz紧向量-总相变换器在130纳米的SiGe BiCMOS技术为LEO网关接收器
Javier Del Pino1, Sunil L Khemchandani1, Mario San-Miguel-Montesdeoca2
1Institute for Applied Microelectronics (IUMA), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Micromachines
|June 28, 2023
概括
低地球轨道 (LEO) 卫星网关的新型紧向量调制器 (VM) 架构提供了改进的振幅和精确的6位相位控制. 这种新的设计提高了17.8-20.2 GHz范围内的相位阵列性能.
科学领域:
- 射频和微波工程 射频和微波工程
- 半导体设备技术技术 半导体设备技术
背景情况:
- 阶段阵列天线对于低地球轨道 (LEO) 卫星通信网关至关重要.
- 现有的矢量调制器 (VM) 可能很庞大,可能无法满足下一代LEO星座的严格性能要求.
- 精确的振幅和相位控制对于相位阵列中的光束成形至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了引入一种新的,紧的矢量调制器 (VM) 架构.
- 为了使在17.8-20.2 GHz频段中运行的LEO卫星通信网关能够实现高性能接收相位阵列.
- 与传统设计相比,为了证明改进的振幅和精确的相位控制.
主要方法:
- 使用130nm SiGe BiCMOS技术实现了一个新的VM架构.
- 使用四个同时活跃的可变增益放大器 (VGA) 切换生成信号象限.
- 阶段和增强误差的表征,以及整体设备足迹.
主要成果:
- 在360°上实现了6位相位控制,低根平均平方 (RMS) 相位误差 (2.36°) 和增益误差 (1.46dB).
- 与传统的VM架构相比,证明了输出幅度的两倍.
- 紧的设计占据了1309.4μm × 1783.8μm的面积,包括子.
结论:
- 拟议的紧型VM架构适用于LEO卫星网关相位阵列.
- 该设计在尺寸,振幅和相控精度方面提供了显著的优势.
- 这一进步支持开发更高效,更有能力的LEO通信系统.
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