A 60-GHz Digitally-Controlled Phase Modulator with Phase Error Calibration

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1 IEICE Society Conference A 60-GHz Digitally-Controlled Phase Modulator with Phase Error Calibration Rui WU, Ning Li, Kenichi Okada, and Akira Tokyo Institute of Technology

2 Background 1 9-GHz unlicensed bandwidth Several Gbps wireless communication e.g. IEEE c QPSK 3.5 Gbps/ch 16QAM 7 Gbps/ch [1]

3 Conventional 60-GHz Transmitter Direct-conversion architecture Small area Low power consumption Free of imagine frequency issue 2

4 Cartesian Modulator Issues(1/2) 3 I/Q phase mismatch Lerr EVM(%) = 100% L ref For θ=10 Phase error = Q θ L err L ref 1 I EVM(%) 12.7% QPSK Constellation

5 Cartesian Modulator Issues(2/2) 4 I/Q gain mismatch Lerr EVM(%) = 100% L ref Q δ 1 L err For 20log 10 δ = 1 db Phase error 3 EVM(%) 8.6% L ref 1 I QPSK Constellation

6 Proposed Phase Modulator 5 From Mixer Control Bit & Memory Digital Logic ADC Amplitude Detector 60-GHz LO 0 ~180 Passive Phase Shifter VGA Phase Inverter 0 or180 Output To ADC This work

7 Phase Calibration Principle (1/2) Mixer Phase shifted LO signal LO signal A 1 cosω 0 t A 2 cos(ω 0 t+φ) DC output kcosφ kcosφ k 6 π 2π 3π φ -k Error phase Desire phase

8 Phase Calibration Principle (2/2) 7 Insensitivity to the phase shift of mixer. P=kcos(φ+ θ) Phase 1: φ 1 + θ =arccos(p 1 /k) Phase 2: φ 2 + θ =arccos(p 2 /k) Phase 2-Phase 1: φ 2 -φ 1 =arccos(p 2 /k)- arccos(p 1 /k)

9 Varactor-Loaded TL 8 ϕ = tan 1 Y 2 C XL 2YC X 2(1 Y X ) C L L where Y 1 = ω 2 C + ( CP C var ) Z n Z 0 C var Z 0 Z 0 C var C var X L = ωl Z 0 S L S C P C var [2] F. Ellinger et. al, TMTT 2003.

10 Phase Shifter Architecture 9 V nbit V 1bit V 2bit V 3bit V 4bit V cal_bits 11.25º 22.5º 45º 90º ±3º&±5º

11 Phase Shifter Sim. Result 10 Output Absolute Phase (º) Frequency (GHz)

12 Phase Shifter Sim. Result 11 Output Absolute Phase (º) Nominal 45º Nominal 0º Calibrated 45º Nominal Calibration Frequency (GHz)

13 Conclusion 12 The phase accuracy of the modulator will be greatly improved over PVT variations by using the proposed technique.

14 13 Thank you for your attention!

15 Phase Shifter Loss Variation 14 S21 (db) Freq. (GHz)

16 Loss Variation Issue 15 Calibration error Mixer output DC voltage k 1 k 2 Desire output π Error output 2π k 1 cosφ 3π φ k 2 cosφ

17 Transmission Line Loss 16 S21 (db/mm) Freq. (GHz)

18 Varactor Quality Factor 17 Quality Factor Vctrl (V) Capacitance (ff) Attenuation Constant: α 1 Q 2 [3] A. S. Nagra et. al, TMTT 1999.

19 Loss from Varactor 18 α = where cos (2πf) 2rQ s 2 ( β) = 1 ( 2πf ) L S 1 cos ( β) 2 2LS ( CP+ C 2 var ) L S C P r s C var [3]A. S. Nagra et. al, TMTT 1999.

20 Variable Gain Amplifier (Sim.) 19 S21 (db) Freq. (GHz)

21 IEEE c 20 High Speed Interface Mode Data rate EVM (db) EVM (%) Up to 1.5Gb/s -7 45% 2.1Gb/s to 2.7 Gb/s % 2.8 Gb/s to 5.3 Gb/s -21 9% Above 5.4 Gb/s -23 7%

22 Performance Comparison GHz [4] [5] [6] This work (Aim) EVM 9.5% 6% 12% 6% Modulation π/4 DQPSK QPSK QPSK QPSK Bandwidth 20 MHz 20 MHz 1 MHz 1.7 GHz Topology Modified Gilbert-cell Sub-harmonic Gilbert-cell Fundamental Reflection-type Direct Phase Shifting Process CMOS CMOS GaAs HBT CMOS [4] J.-H. Tsai, TMTT [5] J.-H. Tsai et. al, TMTT [6] H.-Y. Chang, TMTT 2004.

23 Direct Phase Modulation 22 EVM Lerr (%) = 100% L ref 1 L err L ref Phase error = 3 1 EVM(%) 5.2% QPSK Constellation

24 Power Consumption 23 Phase shifter Phase inverter Mixer + Amplitude detector This work 0 mw 11.5 mw 7.7 mw

25 Conventional 60-GHz Transmitter 24 Pros Small area Low power consumption Free of imagine frequency issue Cons High linearity PA is required Low Power Added Efficiency (PAE) High performance 60-GHz Q-PLL is needed Direct-Conversion Architecture

26 Proposed Polar Tx Block Diagram 25 This work PAE can be improved for a wide output power range Gate injection is suitable for wideband (several GHz) AM signal

27 Design Considerations for Blocks 26 Blocks (state) PA (designing) VGA (designing) Phase Modulator (designing) Synchronization Block (unsolved) Design Considerations Capable for wideband AM injection High peak PAE (> 15%) Saturation output power > 10 dbm Gain tuning range of 5dB~10dB Small phase shift variation with gain tuning Broadband characteristic for all ports Phase calibration capability Compensation for the delay difference between AM and PM signals

28 Phase Shifter S11 and S22 27

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