SiGe BiCMOS for Analog, High-Speed Digital and Millimetre-Wave Applications Beyond 50 GHz

This paper explores the application of SiGe BiCMOS technology to mm-wave transceiver with analog and digital signal processing. A review of 10 - 80Gb/s SERDES performance across 3 SiGe BiCMOS and CMOS technology nodes reveals remarkable similarities with digital CMOS IC scaling and points to the benefits of a SiGe BiCMOS roadmap. Examples of 40-Gb/s equalizers, track-and-hold amplifiers and ADCs with mm-wave sampling clocks are provided, along with GHz-range opamp filters and 65-GHz wireless transceivers. Automotive radar and imaging applications in the 80 -100 GHz range are also briefly discussed

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