RF and mmWave

The aim of this group is to design and implement highly-integrated mm-Wave transceivers using conventional silicon technology. The group consists of circuit designers who interact with system engineers to design efficient communication systems. Our current focus is to exploit the 7 GHz of unlicensed spectrum around 60 GHz to provide very high data rates (~1 Gbps) to multiple users within an indoor wireless environment. We are also exploring application at frequencies up to 100GHz such as imaging.

Operating at mm-wave frequencies using technologies with lossy substrates requires novel circuit design techniques as well as accurate high-frequency modeling of active and passive devices. Also, new system design methodologies will be needed to account for the limited performance of CMOS microwave circuits at 60 GHz along with the huge amounts of available bandwidth. To accomplish this goal, our group combines Berkeley's traditional expertise on integrated circuit design, device modeling, and system design with the state-of-the-art silicon technologies and vast experience with mm-wave circuit design provided by the BWRC industrial partners.