Low-power wireless communication circuits and systems [electronic resource] : 60 GHz and beyond / Kaixue Ma, Kiat Seng Yeo.

Includes index.

Chapter 1 Introduction Kaixue Ma and Kiat Seng Yeo -- chapter 2 Fundamentals of Circuit Networks Wei Xu, Kaixue Ma, and Kiat Seng Yeo -- chapter 3 Active Devices Bharatha Kumar Thangarasu, Kaixue Ma, and Kiat Seng Yeo -- chapter 4 Passive Elements Yongqiang Wang, Kaixue Ma, and Kiat Seng Yeo -- chapter 5 Variable Gain Amplifier Bharatha Kumar Thangarasu, Kaixue Ma, and Kiat Seng Yeo -- chapter 6 Power Amplifier Bharatha Kumar Thangarasu, Kaixue Ma, and Kiat Seng Yeo -- chapter 7 Low-Noise Amplifier Bharatha Kumar Thangarasu, Kaixue Ma, and Kiat Seng Yeo -- chapter 8 Bi-Directional Low-Noise Amplifier Bharatha Kumar Thangarasu, Kaixue Ma, and Kiat Seng Yeo -- chapter 9 Millimeter-Wave Mixer Shouxian Mou, Kaixue Ma, and Kiat Seng Yeo -- chapter 10 Voltage-Controlled Oscillator Zou Qiong, Kaixue Ma, and Kiat Seng Yeo -- chapter 11 Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Switches Fanyi Meng, Kaixue Ma, and Kiat Seng Yeo -- chapter 12 Millimeter-Wave Beam Forming Fanyi Meng, Kaixue Ma, and Kiat Seng Yeo -- chapter 13 Frequency Synthesizer Nagarajan Mahalingam, Kaixue Ma, and Kiat Seng Yeo -- chapter 14 Digital IC Design for Transceiver SOC Wang Yisheng, Kaixue Ma, and Kiat Seng Yeo -- chapter 15 60 GHz Transceiver SOC Kaixue Ma and Kiat Seng Yeo.

The increasing demand for extremely high-data-rate communications has urged researchers to develop new communication systems. Currently, wireless transmission with more than one Giga-bits-per-second (Gbps) data rates is becoming essential due to increased connectivity between different portable and smart devices. To realize Gbps data rates, millimeter-wave (MMW) bands around 60 GHz is attractive due to the availability of large bandwidth of 9 GHz. Recent research work in the Gbps data rates around 60 GHz band has focused on short-range indoor applications, such as uncompressed video transfer, high-speed file transfer between electronic devices, and communication to and from kiosk. Many of these applications are limited to 10 m or less, because of the huge free space path loss and oxygen absorption for 60 GHz band MMW signal. This book introduces new knowledge and novel circuit techniques to design low-power MMW circuits and systems. It also focuses on unlocking the potential applications of the 60 GHz band for high-speed outdoor applications. The innovative design application significantly improves and enables high-data-rate low-cost communication links between two access points seamlessly. The 60 GHz transceiver system-on-chip provides an alternative solution to upgrade existing networks without introducing any building renovation or external network laying works.