Career: An Approach for Area Efficient Ultra-Broadband Low Power mmWave Beamforming Transceivers in Communication and Medical Applications

摘要标题：通信和医疗应用中面积高效的超宽带低功耗毫米波波束形成收发器的方法。Rudell，华盛顿大学提案号：1454098（职业生涯）宽带无线互联网接入已被联邦通信委员会确定为“经济增长，创造就业机会，全球竞争力和更好的生活方式”的基本必需品。现有的消费电子设备大量地利用围绕甚高频（VHF）微波频带（300 MHz 5 GHz）的频谱来进行无线电通信;然而，随着移动的智能电话、笔记本和膝上型计算机的激增，微波频带变得越来越拥挤。相比之下，24 GHz以上的可用频谱（通常称为毫米波（mmWave）频段）占用较少，为满足未来无线基础设施需求提供了机会。利用这些更高的频带需要新的策略来实现小型、低成本、宽带宽和低功耗的硬件。尽管在过去十年中，大量的研究工作已经被应用于实现实际的毫米波硬件解决方案，但迄今为止开发的设备尚未被广泛采用，这在很大程度上是由于与在如此高的频率下操作相关联的复杂性增加。这项研究旨在不仅改善现有的硬件技术，但转换它与新的无线电架构技术。除了扩大消费者市场外，这些硬件解决方案还将使其他领域受益，例如科学和医学研究;例如改进正电子发射断层扫描（PET）成像系统和第五代（5G）移动的设备收发器。此外，这些系统和电路挑战也将为将本研究与大学课程整合提供理想的背景，帮助学生为工业和学术界的职业生涯做好准备。本研究旨在解决实现极宽带毫米波系统所固有的广泛挑战：在功耗、硅面积、这些权衡将在本研究中使用实验来探索，以开发在24 GHz以上的频带中展示可靠、长距离、宽带宽无线通信的毫米波电路和系统。具体研究目标包括：（1）发明和定义新的电路拓扑以促进高元件低功率相控阵列收发器的集成，（2）开发技术以在常规低成本硅CMOS中使用最小硅面积来构建超宽带电路，以及（3）设计用于高元件相控的低功率频率合成器和相关的本振分配网络，以最小的功率消耗的阵列系统。PI积极参与IEEE，并与许多行业合作伙伴建立了牢固的关系，包括高通公司，博通公司，谷歌，波音公司和英特尔公司，这使他处于一个独特的位置，通过研讨会和研讨会向广大受众传播研究成果和新的设计方法，为私营行业，并在国际会议。

Abstract Title: An Approach for Area Efficient Ultra-Broadband Low Power mmWave Beamforming Transceivers in Communication and Medical ApplicationsJacques C. Rudell, University of WashingtonProposal NO: 1454098 (Career)Broadband wireless internet access has been identified by the Federal Communications Commission as a foundational necessity for "economic growth, job creation, global competitiveness, and a better way of life". Existing consumer electronic devices heavily utilize the spectrum around the Very High Frequency (VHF) microwave bands (300MHz 5 GHz) for radio communication; however, with the proliferation of mobile smart phones, notebook, and laptop computers, the microwave band has become increasingly crowded. In contrast, the spectrum available above 24 GHz, commonly referred to as the millimeter wave (mmWave) band, is sparsely occupied and presents opportunities to address future wireless infrastructure demands. Exploiting these higher frequency bands requires new strategies to realize small, low-cost, broad bandwidth, and low power hardware. Although significant research effort over the past decade has been applied toward the realization of practical mmWave hardware solutions, the devices developed thus far have yet to experience widespread adoption, due in large part to the increased complexity associated with operating at such high frequencies. This research seeks to not only improve upon the existing hardware technology, but to transform it with new radio architectural techniques. In addition to expanding consumer markets, these hardware solutions will also benefit other areas, such as scientific and medical research; examples include improvements to Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging systems and transceivers for 5th Generation (5G) mobile devices. Moreover, these system and circuit challenges will also provide an ideal backdrop for integrating this research with University coursework, helping to prepare students for careers in industry and academia.This research seeks to address broad challenges inherent to realizing extremely wideband mmWave systems: What are the fundamental hardware trade-offs between power consumption, silicon area, and complexity for energy efficient longer-range mmWave communication These tradeoffs will be explored in this research using experiments to develop mmWave circuits and systems which demonstrate reliable, long range, broad bandwidth wireless communication in bands above 24GHz. Specific research objectives include: (1) invent and define new circuit topologies to facilitate integration of high-element low power phased-array transceivers, (2) develop techniques to build ultra-broadband circuits using minimal silicon area in conventional low cost silicon CMOS, and (3) design low power frequency synthesizers and the associated local oscillator distribution networks for high-element phased-array systems with minimal power consumption. The PI is actively involved in the IEEE and has strong relationships with many industry partners including Qualcomm, Broadcom, Google, Boeing, and Intel Corp. This places him in a unique position to disseminate research findings and new design methodologies to a wide audience through seminars and workshops for private industry, and at international conferences.