High Performance Silicon On-chip Antenna Using Metamaterials

• Project/Area Number: 20360148
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Electron device/Electronic equipment
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: SANO Eiichi Hokkaido University, 量子集積エレクトロニクス研究センター, 教授 (10333650)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): IKEBE Masayuki 北海道大学, 大学院・情報科学研究科, 准教授 (20374613)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2010
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
• Budget Amount: ¥18,720,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,320,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥7,020,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,620,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥7,670,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,770,000)
• Keywords: メタマテリアル / 負屈折率 / 磁気壁 / アンテナ / RFCMOS / 無線通信回路 / RF CMOS / 複合材料

Research Abstract

On-chip antennas are demanded to further lower the cost of wireless CMOS ICs. The low resistivity of silicon substrates is a major obstacle to fabricate high-gain on-chip antennas. We placed an artificial dielectric layer (ADL) between an antenna and Si substrate to improve the antenna gain. A half-wave dipole-antenna that has ADL was designed and fabricated using a CMOS-compatible process with one poly-Si and two metal layers. Using the ADL enhanced gain by 3-dB. The measured gain was the highest ever achieved for the antennas operating at around 10 GHz on low-resistivity Si substrates. A method for further improvement is discussed. In addition to the improved antenna, we investigated wireless communication circuits monolithically integrated with antenna and nano-carbon materials for electromagnetic shielding applications.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] High-Gain Silicon On-Chip Antenna with Artificial Dielectric Layer (2011)
  • Author(s): K.Takahagi, E.Sano
  • Journal Title: IEEE Trans.Antennas & Propagation Volume: 59
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Graphene oxide as dyestuffs for the creation of electrically conductive fabrics (2010)
  • Author(s): B. Fugetsu, E. Sano, H. Yu, K. Mori, T. Tanaka
  • Journal Title: Carbon vol. 48, no. 12 Pages: 3340-3345
  • NAID: 120002414871
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] High-gain silicon on-chip antenna with artificial dielectric layer (2010)
  • Author(s): K. Takahagi, E. Sano
  • Journal Title: Proc. 2010 Asia-Pacific Radio Science Conf.., paper DC1-5
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A 3.1-10.6 GHz RF CMOS circuits monolithically integrated with dipole antenna (2009)
  • Author(s): M. Ikebe, D. Ueo, K. Takahagi, M. Ohuno, Y. Takada, E. Sano
  • Journal Title: Proc. 2009 IEEE Int'l Conf. Electronics Circuits and Systems Pages: 17-20
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Ultra-wideband silicon on-chip antennas with artificial dielectric layer (2009)
  • Author(s): K. Takahagi, M. Ohno, M. Ikebe, E. Sano
  • Journal Title: Proc. 2009 Int'l Sympo. Intelligent Signal Processing and Communication Systems Pages: 81-84
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Electrical conductivity and electromagnetic interference shielding efficiency of carbon nanotube/cellulose composite paper (2008)
  • Author(s): B. Fugetsu, E. Sano, M. Sunada, Y. Sambongi, T. Shibuya, X. Wang, T. Hiraki
  • Journal Title: Carbon vol. 46 Pages: 1256-1258
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Electrical conductivity and electromagnetic interference shielding efficiency of carbon nanotube / cellulose comnosite paper (2008)
  • Author(s): B. Fugetsu, E. Sano, 他5名
  • Journal Title: Carbon 46 Pages: 1256-1258
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] High-gain silicon on-chip antenna with artificial dielectric layer
  • Author(s): K. Takahagi, E. Sano
  • Journal Title: IEEE Trans. Antenna & Propagation. (掲載決定)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 人工誘電体を用いた高利得シリコン基板上アンテナ (2011)
  • Author(s): 高萩和宏,佐野栄一
  • Organizer: 2011電子情報通信学会総合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京都市大学(東京)
  • Year and Date: 2011-03-15
• [Presentation] 人工誘電体を用いた高利得シリコン基板上アンテナ (2011)
  • Author(s): 高萩和宏
  • Organizer: 2011信学会総合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京都市大学、東京
  • Year and Date: 2011-03-15
• [Presentation] マルチバンド無線通信用インダクタレス低雑音増幅器の設計 (2011)
  • Author(s): 近藤亮,池辺将之,本久順一,佐野栄一
  • Organizer: 2011電子情報通信学会総合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京都市大学(東京)
  • Year and Date: 2011-03-14
• [Presentation] マルチバンド無線通信用インダクタレス低雑音増幅器の設計 (2011)
  • Author(s): 近藤亮
  • Organizer: 2011信学会総合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京都市大学、東京
  • Year and Date: 2011-03-14
• [Presentation] High-gain silicon on-chip antenna with artificial dielectric layer (2010)
  • Author(s): K. Takahagi, E. Sano
  • Organizer: 2010 Asia-Pacific Radio Science Conf.
  • Place of Presentation: Toyama, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-25
• [Presentation] High-gain silicon on-chip antenna with artificial dielectric layer (2010)
  • Author(s): K.Takahagi
  • Organizer: 2010 Asia-Pacific Radio Science Conf.
  • Place of Presentation: 富山国際会議場、富山
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-25
• [Presentation] ドレイン接地フィードバックを用いたUWB用低雑音増幅器 (2010)
  • Author(s): 近藤亮,池辺将之,本久順一,佐野栄一
  • Organizer: 2010電子情報通信学会総合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東北大学(仙台)
  • Year and Date: 2010-03-17
• [Presentation] ドレイン接地フィードバックを用いたUWB用低雑音増幅器 (2010)
  • Author(s): 近藤亮
  • Organizer: 2010信学会総合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東北大学、仙台
  • Year and Date: 2010-03-17
• [Presentation] 人工誘電体を用いたSiオンチップアンテナの高利得化 (2010)
  • Author(s): 高萩和宏,佐野栄一
  • Organizer: 2010電子情報通信学会総合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東北大学(仙台)
  • Year and Date: 2010-03-16
• [Presentation] 人工誘電体を用いたSiオンチップアンテナの高利得化 (2010)
  • Author(s): 高萩和宏
  • Organizer: 2010信学会総合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東北大学、仙台
  • Year and Date: 2010-03-16
• [Presentation] A 3.1-10.6 GHz RF CMOS circuits monolithically integrated with dipole antenna (2009)
  • Author(s): M. Ikebe, D. Ueo, K. Takahagi, M. Ohuno, Y. Takada, E. Sano
  • Organizer: 2009 IEEE Int'l Conf. Electronics Circuits and Systems
  • Place of Presentation: Hammamet, Tunisia
  • Year and Date: 2009-12-14
• [Presentation] A 3.1-10.6 GHz RF CMOS circuits monolithically integrated with dipole antenna (2009)
  • Author(s): M.Ikebe
  • Organizer: 2009 IEEE Int'l Conf.Electronics Circuits and Systems
  • Place of Presentation: Hammamet, Tunisia
  • Year and Date: 2009-12-14
• [Presentation] Ultra-wideband silicon on-chip antennas with artificial dielectric layer (2009)
  • Author(s): K. Takahagi, M. Ohno, M. Ikebe, E. Sano
  • Organizer: 2009 Int'l Sympo. Intelligent Signal Processing and Communication Systems
  • Place of Presentation: Kanazawa, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2009-12-07
• [Presentation] Ultra-wideband silicon on-chip antennas with artificial dielectric layer (2009)
  • Author(s): K.Takahagi
  • Organizer: 2009 Int'l Sympo.Intelligent Signal Processing and Communication Systems
  • Place of Presentation: エクセルホテル東急、金沢
  • Year and Date: 2009-12-07
• [Presentation] 人工誘電体を用いたSiオンチップアンテナの設計 (2009)
  • Author(s): 高萩和宏,佐野栄一,池辺将之
  • Organizer: 2009電子情報通信学会ソサイエティ大会
  • Place of Presentation: 新潟大学(新潟)
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-18
• [Presentation] カーボンナノチューブ分散ゴムの電磁波シールド特性 (2009)
  • Author(s): 田中朋,佐野栄一,古月文志,西村浩之,柏木猛,中根和靖
  • Organizer: 2009電子情報通信学会ソサイエティ大会
  • Place of Presentation: 新潟大学(新潟)
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-18
• [Presentation] 人工誘電体を用いたSiオンチップアンテナの設計 (2009)
  • Author(s): 高萩和宏
  • Organizer: 2009信学会ソサイエティ大会
  • Place of Presentation: 新潟大学、新潟
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-18
• [Presentation] カーボンナノチュブ分散ゴムの電磁波シールド特性 (2009)
  • Author(s): 田中朋
  • Organizer: 2009信学会ソサイエティ大会
  • Place of Presentation: 新潟大学、新潟
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-18
• [Presentation] オンチップアンテナの特性に即した低雑音増幅器の広帯域化の検討 (2009)
  • Author(s): 大野正輝,池辺将之,本久順一,佐野栄一
  • Organizer: 2009電子情報通信学会総合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 愛媛大学(松山)
  • Year and Date: 2009-03-19
• [Presentation] 広帯域直交ミキサにおける共振インダクタQ値の影響 (2009)
  • Author(s): 高田裕介,池辺将之,本久順一,佐野栄一
  • Organizer: 2009電子情報通信学会総合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 愛媛大学(松山)
  • Year and Date: 2009-03-19
• [Presentation] オンチップアンテナの特性に即した低雑音増幅器の広帯域化の検討 (2009)
  • Author(s): 大野正輝
  • Organizer: 電子情報通信学会2009総合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 愛媛大学、松山
  • Year and Date: 2009-03-19
• [Presentation] 広帯域直交ミキサにおける共振インダクタQ値の影響 (2009)
  • Author(s): 高田裕介
  • Organizer: 電子情報通信学会2009総合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 愛媛大学、松山
  • Year and Date: 2009-03-19
• [Presentation] 人工誘電体シールドの特性評価 (2009)
  • Author(s): 高萩和宏,佐野栄一
  • Organizer: 2009電子情報通信学会総合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 愛媛大学(松山)
  • Year and Date: 2009-03-18
• [Presentation] 人工誘電体シールドの特性評価 (2009)
  • Author(s): 高萩和宏
  • Organizer: 電子情報通信学会2009総合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 愛媛大学、松山
  • Year and Date: 2009-03-18
• [Presentation] カーボンナノチューブ分散紙の電磁波シールド特性 (2009)
  • Author(s): 田中朋,佐野栄一,秋山宏介,今井将徳
  • Organizer: 2009電子情報通信学会総合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 愛媛大学(松山)
  • Year and Date: 2009-03-17
• [Presentation] カーボンナノチューブ分散紙の電磁波シールド特性 (2009)
  • Author(s): 田中朋
  • Organizer: 電子情報通信学会2009総合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 愛媛大学、松山
  • Year and Date: 2009-03-17
• [Presentation] CNT nano-internet : Carbon nanotube/cellulose composite paper for electromagnetic interference shielding (2009)
  • Author(s): E.Sano, K. Akiyama, M. Imai
  • Organizer: 1st Intl. Conf. Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials
  • Place of Presentation: Tours, France
  • Year and Date: 2009-03-16
• [Presentation] CNT nano-internet : Carbon nanotube / cellulose composite paper for electromagnetic interference shielding (2009)
  • Author(s): E. Sano
  • Organizer: Intl. Conf. Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials
  • Place of Presentation: Tours, France
  • Year and Date: 2009-03-16
• [Presentation] 北大におけるミリ波ICの研究状況 (2008)
  • Author(s): 佐野栄一
  • Organizer: 第21回 回路とシステム軽井沢ワークショップ
  • Place of Presentation: 軽井沢プリンスホテル(軽井沢) 招待講演
  • Year and Date: 2008-04-21
• [Presentation] 北大におけるミリ波ICの研究状況 (2008)
  • Author(s): 佐野栄一
  • Organizer: 第21回回路とシステム軽井沢ワークショップ
  • Place of Presentation: 軽井沢プリンスホテル、軽井沢
  • Year and Date: 2008-04-21
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