Novel wide center-tape balun for 60GHz silicon RF ICs

• Main Author: Meng, Fanyi.
• Other Authors: Yeo Kiat Seng
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Electronic circuits
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/45356
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A novel 60GHz wideband symmetrical balun, named Wide Center-taped Balun (WC-tB) based on Globalfoundries’s 60nm technology node is presented. A technique for achieving excellent output balance with the ultra-wide center-tape is used in designing the balun. The balun uses multilayer coupling between...