Single-Chip Two Antennas for MM-Wave Self-Powering and Implantable Biomedical Devices

Authors

  • D. Elshaekh Electrical Dept., Faculty of Engineering-Badr University, Badr University in Cairo
  • S. Kayed Head of Electrical Dept., Obour High Institute for Engineering and Technology, 31 Elasmalia - Desert Road
  • H. Shawkey Microelectronics Dept., Electronics Research Institute, 12622, El Dokki, Giza, Egypt

Keywords:

Implantable antenna, Multi-Band Meander-Line (MBML), on-chip antenna, radio frequency energy harvesting and UMC 180 µm CMOS, Wideband Dipole Antenna (WBDA)

Abstract

Implantable biomedical applications arise the need for multi-band sensors with a wideband frequency channel for RF energy harvesting operation. Using a separate antenna for energy harvesting can simplify device circuit complexity and reduces operation frequency bands interference. This paper demonstrates the design of single chip with two separate integrated antennas for implantable biomedical applications. The two antennas have different structures with orthogonal polarization to achieve low mutual coupling and negligible interaction between them. The first antenna is a multi-band meander line (MBML) designed for multiple channels data communication, with quad operating bands in the MM-wave range from 22-64 GHz with area 1150 × 200μm2. The second antenna is a wideband dipole antenna (WBDA) for RF energy harvesting, operates in the frequency range extend from 28 GHz to 36 GHz with area 1300×250μm2. The proposed antennas are designed by using high frequency structure simulator (HFSS) and fabricated by using UMC180nm CMOS technology with total area 0.55 mm2. The MBML frequency bands operating bandwidths can reach 2 GHz at impedance bandwidth ≤ -10 dB. While, the WBDA antenna has gain -2 dB over the operating band extend from 28 GHz up to 36 GHz. The antenna performance is simulated separately and using the human-body phantom model that describes layers of fats inside body, and shows their compatibility for in body operation. Die measurements is performed using on wafer-probing RF PICOBROBES and shows the matching between simulation and measurement values.

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Author Biographies

D. Elshaekh, Electrical Dept., Faculty of Engineering-Badr University, Badr University in Cairo

Dalia M. Elsheakh received the B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Ain Shams University in 1998, 2005 and 2010, respectively. M.S. Thesis is on the Design of Microstrip PIFA for Mobile Handsets. Ph.D. Thesis is in Electromagnetic BandGap Structure. From 2010 to 2015, she was Assistant Prof. and from 2016 until 2019 she is Associate Prof. in Microstrip Dept., Electronics Research Institute. From 2019 until now she is the Head of Electronics and Communication Program in Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Badr University in Cairo. She was Assistant Researcher at Hawaii Center for advanced Communication (HCAC), College of Engineering, Hawaii University, USA at 2008 and Assistant Prof. at 2014 and 2018. Elsheakh has authored/co-authored four chapters in books. She has published 59 papers in peer-refereed journals and 50 papers in International Conferences. She is a member in many contracted projects (13 research and development project) funded from many funding agencies such as ASRT, NTRA, NSF, STDF, etc. She has three patents. She is an IEEE senior member from 2019.

S. Kayed, Head of Electrical Dept., Obour High Institute for Engineering and Technology, 31 Elasmalia - Desert Road

Somaya I. Kayed is an Associate Professor and Head of the Electrical Dept. (Electronics, Communication, Computer and Control Engineering) at Oubor Higher Institute for Engineering and Technology. She graduated in 1987 from Ain Shams University with a B.Sc. in Electronics and Communications Department, with general grade (very Good). She finished her Masters of Science (M.Sc.) and Ph.D. from Ain Shams University at 1995 and 2000 respectively. She was an Acting Dean for the 2019 first term at Oubor Higher Institute for Engineering and Technology. Her related research interests (Analog and digital VLSI design, current conveyor, nanoelectronics).

H. Shawkey, Microelectronics Dept., Electronics Research Institute, 12622, El Dokki, Giza, Egypt

Heba A. Shawkey received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, in 1993 and 2000, respectively, with honor degree from Ain Shams University-Egypt and her Ph.D. degree in 2005 from the Cairo University-Egypt. Heba has been working in Electronics Research Institute since 1994 and her main research interests are wireless communication systems design, analog/mixedsignal/RF circuits, especially high speed PLL and frequency synthesizers. She also has many publications in low power digital circuit design, biomedical sensors read-out circuits, interconnect modeling and low power networks on chip (NoC). Now Heba is a member in nanotechnology lab and working in the field of nanomaterial electronics applications as graphene and CNT.

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Published

2021-10-31

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D. . Elshaekh, S. . Kayed, and H. . Shawkey, “Single-Chip Two Antennas for MM-Wave Self-Powering and Implantable Biomedical Devices”, ACES Journal, vol. 36, no. 07, pp. 885–893, Oct. 2021.

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2021: Vol 36 Iss 7

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