A CMOS SPDT RF Switch with 68dB Isolation and 1.0dB Loss Feathering Switched Resonance Network for MIMO Applications

Abstract

There are enlarged requirements of millimeter-wave beamforming phased-array transceivers and high-order modulation multi-input multi-output (MIMO) transceivers. High-performance integrated RF switches are regarded as one of the most critical components for those transceivers to support signal channel distribution and path redundancy. This paper introduces a CMOS high-isolation and low-loss RF switch with a novel switched parallel LC resonance network. The proposed single-pole double-throw (SPDT) RF switch realizes 68dB port isolation and 1.0dB insertion loss with an active area of 0.034mm². The SPDT RF switch is composed of two series-shunt transistor pairs with body-floating technology and a switched parallel LC network. The network uses a turned-off series transistor to resonate out off-capacitance C_off. The measured output third-order intercept (OIP3) is higher than 21dBm. The proposed SPDT RF switch maintains return losses of all working ports less than 10dB from 8GHz to 20GHz. The high-performance SPDT RF switch is fabricated in standard 65-nm CMOS technology.