Scalable Millimeter-Wave Arrays Based on Dual-Use 3D Heterogeneous Architectures

Abstract

This project explored the frequency-division multiple access (FDMA) concept to enable 4-element multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) transmit and receive arrays at 60 GHz and 28GHz with a single wire interface. Such arrays enable many functionalities in largescale mm-wave MIMO arrays that cannot be supported by traditional phased arrays, including full digital beamforming, simultaneous multi-beam formation, mm-wave spatial multiplexing, and per-power amplifier digital pre-distortion. A 28GHz 4-element MIMO beam-space array with simultaneous spatial filtering and single wire frequency-domain multiplexing has been demonstrated in 65nm complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor. Also demonstrated was a novel 60GHz 4-element MIMO transmitter with a single-wire interface that multiplexes the baseband signals of all elements (and the local oscillator reference) through frequency-domain multiplexing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 16, 2020
Accession Number
AD1096210

Entities

People

  • Harish Krishnaswamy

Organizations

  • Columbia University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • 5G Wireless Networks
  • Air Force
  • Amplifiers
  • Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductors
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Division Multiple Access
  • Frequency Domain
  • Metal Oxide Semiconductors
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Multiple Access
  • Multiple Input Multiple Output
  • Multiplexing
  • Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
  • Phased Arrays
  • Radio Frequency
  • Spatial Filtering

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.

Technology Areas

  • 5G
  • Microelectronics
  • Space