Overview of On-Chip Millimetre-wave Passive Circuit Design in Silicon-based Technologies

In this brief, different on-chip passive structures designed in silicon-based technology are overviewed, including resonator, filter, balun and coupler. These passive components act not only as fundamental building blocks, but also can be used in conjunction with other active components for millimeter-wave transceiver design, such as phase shifter, frequency multiplier and power amplifier. By co-design active components with these passive structures, the overall performance of the active components could be significantly improved.