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A 129–146-GHz Direct-Digital Modulation FinFET Transmitter With On-Chip Mismatch Calibrations for Beyond-5G Wireless Communications

A 129–146-GHz Direct-Digital Modulation FinFET Transmitter With On-Chip Mismatch Calibrations for Beyond-5G Wireless Communications 150 150

Abstract:

This article presents a D-band direct-digital modulation (DDM) transmitter with on-chip digital calibration blocks for future beyond-5G (B5G) wireless communication. The proposed DDM architecture mitigates the need for complex intermediate frequency (IF) generation and power-hungry digital-to-analog converters (DACs). The transmitter is implemented primarily in TSMC’s 16-nm p-FinFETs, …

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