A compact, 37% fractional bandwidth millimeter-wave phase shifter using a wideband lange coupler for 60-GHz and E-band systems

Abstract

A wideband 57.7–84.2 GHz Phase Shifter is presented using a compact Lange coupler to generate in-phase and quadrature signal. The Lange coupler is followed by two balun transformers that provide the IQ vector modulation with differential I and Q signals. The implemented Phase Shifter demonstrates an average 6-dB insertion loss and 5-dB gain variation. The measured average rms phase and gain errors are 7 degrees and 1 dB, respectively. The phase shifter is implemented in GlobalFoundries 45-nm SOI CMOS technology using a trap-rich substrate. The chip area is 385 μm × 285 μm and the Phase Shifter consumes less than 17 mW. To the best of authors knowledge, this is the first phase shifter that covers both 60 GHz band and E-band frequencies with a fractional bandwidth of 37%.