Low⁃Power High⁃Efficiency Multi⁃Gigabit 60 GHz Transceiver Systems Routing in Vehicular Environments

[Abstract] This paper proposes low⁃power high⁃efficiency multi⁃gigabit 60 GHz transceiver systems for short⁃range communications. 60 GHz multi⁃gigabit on⁃off keying (OOK) receiver system⁃in⁃package (SiP) module is developed using a low temperature co⁃fired ceramic (LTCC) technology. Integrated with a low⁃power complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) OOK demodulator, the LTCC receiver module demonstrates Full⁃HD uncompressed video streaming at a distance of 1 m. A low⁃power and high⁃efficiency fully integrated OOK transceiver is also developed to be integrated in a handheld device. The transceiver consumes 67 mW at 10.7 Gb/s and occupies an active footprint of 0.44 mm2. With an on⁃board Yagi⁃Uda antenna, the transceiver achieves 10.7 Gb/s of data transmission, resulting in a high energy efficiency of 6.26 pJ/bit. The antenna⁃in⁃package module with the transceiver demonstrates mobile⁃to⁃display 1080p Full⁃HD video transmission over a distance of 60 cm.

[Keywords] 60 GHz; Transceiver; on⁃off keying (OOK); Multi⁃gigabit