本研究設計並製作毫米波發射機晶片、印刷電路板探針與功率放大器，適用於非侵入式血糖量測系統之毫米波發射機與印刷電路板探針以及適用於雷達系統之AB型功率放大器，實現於台積電CMOS 90 nm 1P9M製程。
非侵入式血糖偵測系統之發射機操作於32 GHz 至 36 GHz且實現於台積電CMOS 90 nm 1P9M製程，此發射機中的負轉導架構用於實現LC震盪器，AB型功率放大器架構作為輸出級，採用差動疊接架構，疊接架構做為功率輸出級以提供足夠之輸出功率，緩衝器連接震盪器以及功率放大器，功率放大器輸出使用雙端轉單端之變壓器作為匹配元件以減少面積，此外，採用電容耦合技術確保穩定度。此發射機一共消耗249.44 毫瓦，全下針量測時，儀器頻譜分析儀時所測得之輸出功率為16.95 dBm @ 32.268 GHz。
印刷電路板探針是由模擬軟體HFSS設計，並使用板材 Rogers4003C 實現作為發射器的輸出。連接器用於連接發射機晶片和印刷電路板探針。探針的阻抗為83 Ω。這個阻抗是針對葡萄糖實驗中毫米波吸收差異較大的阻抗所決定的。

A Millimeter-Wave transmitter with PCB probe are designed and implemented with TSMC CMOS 90 nm 1P9M process. A transmitter with PCB probe is designed for non-invasive glucose meter.
A 32-36 GHz CMOS Transmitter is designed and implemented using 90-nm CMOS technology for non-invasive glucose sensing system. The negative-gm architecture is used to realize the LC oscillator. Based on the cascode differential class-AB power amplifier architecture, the PA is realized by using transformers as matching elements to save chip area. Moreover, a neutralization technique is applied to ensure stability. Consuming the power of 249.44 mW, the transmitter achieves the output power of 16.95 dBm (on wafer) at 32.268 GHz.
A PCB probe is designed in HFSS and implemented using Rogers4003C for the output of transmitter. The connector is used to connect transmitter and PCB probe. The impedance of the probe is 83 Ω. It is designed for the large difference of MMW absorption in the glucose experiment.

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