On-chip antennas in silicon ICs and their application

• Published in: IEEE transactions on electron devices Vol. 52; no. 7; pp. 1312 - 1323
• Main Authors: O, K.K., Kihong Kim, Floyd, B.A., Mehta, J.L., Hyun Yoon, Chih-Ming Hung, Bravo, D., Dickson, T.O., Xiaoling Guo, Ran Li, Trichy, N., Caserta, J., Bomstad, W.R., Branch, J., Dong-Jun Yang, Bohorquez, J., Seok, E., Li Gao, Sugavanam, A., Lin, J.-J., Jie Chen, Brewer, J.E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.07.2005; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Antennas; BiCMOS; BiCMOS integrated circuits; Circuits; clock distribution; CMOS; CMOS digital integrated circuits; Communication systems; data communication; Feasibility; Integrated circuit packaging; Microwave antennas; on-chip antenna; Packaging; Silicon; Tags; wireless
• ISSN: 0018-9383; 1557-9646
• DOI: 10.1109/TED.2005.850668

The feasibility of integrating antennas and required circuits to form wireless interconnects in foundry digital CMOS technologies has been demonstrated. The key challenges including the effects of metal structures associated with integrated circuits, heat removal, packaging, and interaction between transmitted and received signals, and nearby circuits appear to be manageable. This technology can potentially be applied for implementation of a true single-chip radio for general purpose communication, on-chip and inter-chip data communication systems, RFID tags, RF sensors/radars, and others.