28 nm Bulk CMOS IP - V- & E-band mmWave components

Overview

Our 28 nm Bulk CMOS IP portfolio comprises a wide selection of V- & E-band mmWave components, featuring best-in-class performance, small footprints, modular architectures and lowpower consumption. The provided IP is Silicon-proven in TSMC's 28 nm HPC+RF CMOS process - but can be adapted to other foundries/nodes upon request. All mmWave & IF inputs/outputs are driven in differential-mode, optimized for an odd-mode characteristic impedance of 75 ? and 100 ?, respectively. A single VDD supply voltage of 0.9 V is used throughout, simplifying DC supply requirements & improving efficiency.

Each component’s layout is fully parameterized (PCell-based) and code-generated (incl. density fill and DRC compliance). There are no "hand-drawn" features. This allows for easier scalability, rapid integration, layout fine-tuning and detailed EM/linear/non-linear/stability design verification. All IP blocks are compatible with OA EDA tools, incl. Keysight ADS, Synopsys & Cadence. In addition, a full Keysight ADS workspace incl. all relevant testbenches and models is available for each component.

Physical bare-dies are available upon request

Key Features

  • Compatible with 28 nm Bulk CMOS (Si-proven in TSMC 28 nm HPC+RF)
  • 0.9 V supply VDD
  • Best-in-class-performance
  • Parameterized (PCell-based)
  • Compatible with OA EDA tools: Keysight ADS, Synopsys & Cadence
  • Full Keysight ADS support: EM/linear/non-linear/stability & tapeout-ready layout generation
  • List of components (IP):
    • PA
    • LNA
    • VGA Triple-balanced up converter
    • VGA Triple-balanced down converter
    • Multiplier

Benefits

  • Bulk CMOS
  • 0.9 V supply
  • Silicon-proven in 28 nm CMOS
  • Best-in-class-performance
  • Parameterized (PCell-based)
  • IP compatible with Keysight ADS, Synopsys & Cadence
  • EM/linear/non-linear/stability & tapeout-ready layout gen.

Block Diagram

28 nm Bulk CMOS IP - V- & E-band mmWave components Block Diagram

Applications

  • Last-mile, point-to-point, small cells, sat-comms
  • Front-haul
  • NR UE & IoT
  • Auto-radar

Technical Specifications

Availability
Available from Q4 2022
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