scholarly journals GaAs-Based Serial-Input-Parallel-Output Interfaces for Microwave Core-Chips

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (23) ◽  
pp. 3029
Author(s):  
Chiara Ramella ◽  
Motahhareh Estebsari ◽  
Abbas Nasri ◽  
Marco Pirola
Keyword(s):  
Phased Array ◽  
Beam Shaping ◽  
Compound Semiconductor ◽  
Phase Shifters ◽  
Digital Design ◽  
Semiconductor Technology ◽  
Digital Signals ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Parallel Interface ◽  
Parallel Converters

Microwave core-chips are highly integrated MMICs that are in charge of all the beam-shaping functions of a transmit-receive module within a phased array system. Such chips include switches, amplifiers and attenuators, phase shifters, and possibly other elements, each to be controlled by external digital signals. Given the large number of control lines to be integrated in a core-chip, the embedding of a serial to parallel interface is indispensable. Digital design in compound semiconductor technology is still rather challenging due to the absence of complementary devices and the availability of a limited number of metallization layers. Moreover, in large arrays, high chip yield and repeatability are required. This paper discusses and compares challenges and solutions for the key sub-circuits of GaAs serial to parallel converters for core-chip applications, reviewing the pros and cons of the different implementations proposed in the literature.

scholarly journals A Pixel Design of a Branching Ultra-Highspeed Image Sensor

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 2506
Author(s):  
Nguyen Hoai Ngo ◽  
Kazuhiro Shimonomura ◽  
Taeko Ando ◽  
Takayoshi Shimura ◽  
Heiji Watanabe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Image Sensor ◽  
Frame Rate ◽  
Front Side ◽  
Digital Signals ◽  
Memory Element ◽  
Image Capture ◽  
Readout Circuits ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Very High

A burst image sensor named Hanabi, meaning fireworks in Japanese, includes a branching CCD and multiple CMOS readout circuits. The sensor is backside-illuminated with a light/charge guide pipe to minimize the temporal resolution by suppressing the horizontal motion of signal carriers. On the front side, the pixel has a guide gate at the center, branching to six first-branching gates, each bifurcating to second-branching gates, and finally connected to 12 (=6×2) floating diffusions. The signals are either read out after an image capture operation to replay 12 to 48 consecutive images, or continuously transferred to a memory chip stacked on the front side of the sensor chip and converted to digital signals. A CCD burst image sensor enables a noiseless signal transfer from a photodiode to the in-situ storage even at very high frame rates. However, the pixel count conflicts with the frame count due to the large pixel size for the relatively large in-pixel CCD memory elements. A CMOS burst image sensor can use small trench-type capacitors for memory elements, instead of CCD channels. However, the transfer noise from a floating diffusion to the memory element increases in proportion to the square root of the frame rate. The Hanabi chip overcomes the compromise between these pros and cons.

Phased-array antennas using novel PSoC-controlled phase shifters for wireless applications

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Aparna B. Barbadekar ◽  
Pradeep M. Patil
Keyword(s):  
Insertion Loss ◽  
Phase Shifter ◽  
Phased Array ◽  
Phase Shifters ◽  
Control Circuit ◽  
Power Divider ◽  
Phased Array Antenna ◽  
Phased Array Antennas ◽  
Array Antennas ◽  
Low Insertion Loss

Abstract The paper proposes a system consisting of novel programmable system on chip (PSoC)-controlled phase shifters which in turn guides the beam of an antenna array attached to it. Four antennae forming an array receive individual inputs from the programmable phase shifters (IC 2484). The input to the PSoC-based phase shifter is provided from an optimized 1:4 Wilkinson power divider. The antenna consists of an inverted L-shaped dipole on the front and two mirrored inverted L-shaped dipoles mounted on a rectangular conductive structure on the back which resonates in the ISM/Wi-Fi band (2.40–2.48 GHz). The power divider is designed to provide the feed to the phase shifter using a beamforming network while ensuring good isolation among the ports. The power divider has measured S11, S21, S31, S41, and S51 to be −14, −6.25, −6.31, −6.28, and −6.31 dB, respectively at a frequency of 2.45 GHz. The ingenious controller is designed in-house using a PSoC microcontroller to regulate the control voltage of individual phase shifter IC and generate progressive phase shifts. To validate the calibration of the in-house designed control circuit, the phased array is simulated using $s_p^2$ touchstone file of IC 2484. This designed control circuit exhibits low insertion loss close to −8.5 dB, voltage standing wave ratio of 1.58:1, and reflection coefficient (S11) is −14.36 dB at 2.45 GHz. Low insertion loss variations confirm that the phased-array antenna gives equal amplitude and phase. The beamforming radiation patterns for different scan angles (30, 60, and 90°) for experimental and simulated phased-array antenna are matched accurately showing the accuracy of the control circuit designed. The average experimental and simulated gain is 13.03 and 13.48 dBi respectively. The in-house designed controller overcomes the primary limitations associated with the present electromechanical phased array such as cost weight, size, power consumption, and complexity in design which limits the use of a phased array to military applications only. The current study with novel design and enhanced performance makes the system worthy of the practical use of phased-array antennas for common society at large.

PERFORMANCE AT THE EDGE: GALLIUM ARSENIDE AND SILICON ICs FOR OPTICAL ELECTRONICS

1991 ◽  
Vol 02 (03) ◽  
pp. 147-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROBERT G. SWARTZ
Keyword(s):  
Gallium Arsenide ◽  
Optical Communication ◽  
Optical Communications ◽  
Integrated Circuit ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Compound Semiconductor ◽  
Performance Curve ◽  
Semiconductor Technology ◽  
Market Trends ◽  
Circuit Technology

Compound semiconductor technology is rapidly entering the mainstream, and is quickly finding its way into consumer applications where high performance is paramount. But silicon integrated circuit technology is evolving up the performance curve, and CMOS in particular is consuming ever more market share. Nowhere is this contest more clearly evident than in optical communications. Here applications demand performance ranging from a few hundreds of megahertz to multi-gigahertz, from circuits containing anywhere from tens to tens of thousands of devices. This paper reviews the high performance electronics found in optical communication applications from a technology standpoint, illustrating merits and market trends for these competing, yet often complementary IC technologies.

Ferroelectric phase shifters and their performance in microwave phased array antennas

1995 ◽  
Vol 8 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 65-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Babbitt ◽  
T. Koscica ◽  
W. Drach ◽  
L. Didomenico
Keyword(s):  
Phased Array ◽  
Ferroelectric Phase ◽  
Phase Shifters ◽  
Phased Array Antennas ◽  
Array Antennas

The Research on Phantom-Bit Technology of Digital Phase Shifters for Satellite Tracking System of Phase Array

2014 ◽  
Vol 644-650 ◽  
pp. 4555-4558
Author(s):  
Chao Hai Li ◽  
Wen Xian Jiang ◽  
Guo Long Wang
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Phased Array ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Correlation Method ◽  
Digital Signal ◽  
Satellite Tracking ◽  
Phase Shifters ◽  
Phase Array ◽  
Satellite Platform ◽  
Beam Displacement

Phased array satellite platform self-tracking system is for the stability between the missiles and other high-speed movement of the platform and the relay satellite two-way information transmission needs to carry out the self-tracking technology research of onboard platform-dimensional active phased array satellite. The system uses a sub-array correlation method for accurate measurement of the angle of the satellite signal. Receiving array is divided into four 4 * 4 sub-array, each antenna signal combining unit 4 sub array for 4-way A / D to be converted, through down-conversion, filtering, extraction and other processes to get a digital baseband signal, the baseband digital signal processing is to extract the angle error information into digital beam orientation system for tracking filtering operation, thereby ensuring that the transceiver has been aligned with the satellite antenna beam direction. In this paper ,phantom-bit technology for satellite tracking system under the condition of minimum beam displacement is researched for satellite tracking system.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document