Nikos Haralabidis

A single-chip digitally calibrated 5.15-5.825-GHz 0.18-/spl mu/m CMOS transceiver for 802.11a wireless LAN

The drive for cost reduction has led to the use of CMOS technology in the implementation of highly integrated radios. This paper presents a single-chip 5-GHz fully integrated direct conversion transceiver for IEEE 802.11a WLAN systems, manufactured in 0.18-/spl mu/m CMOS. The IC features an innovative system architecture which takes advantage of the computing resources of the digital companion chip in order to eliminate I/Q mismatch and achieve accurately matched baseband filters. The integrated voltage-controlled oscillator and synthesizer achieve an integrated phase noise of less than 0.8/spl deg/ rms. The receiver has an overall noise figure of 5.2 dB and achieves sensitivity of -75 dBm at 54-Mb/s operation, both referred to the IC input. The transmit error vector magnitude is -33 dB at -5-dBm output power from the integrated power-amplifier driver amplifier. The transceiver occupies an area of 18.5 mm/sup 2/.

A 65 nm CMOS Multistandard, Multiband TV Tuner for Mobile and Multimedia Applications

This paper presents a direct conversion, multistandard TV tuner implemented on a 65 nm digital CMOS process occupying less than 7 . The tuner is compliant with several digital terrestrial, fixed and mobile TV standards, including DVB-T, DVB-H, T-DMB, and ISDB-T. It achieves a 3/3.2/3.5 dB noise figure at VHF, UHF, and L-band, respectively, while the measured sensitivity at UHF for the QPSK-frac12 DVB-T mode is at the PCB connector. The implemented RF front-ends support both single-ended and differential inputs. An integrated - fractional-N synthesizer operating from 1.2 to 1.8 GHz achieves less than 1 integrated phase error, thus enabling a maximum SNR in excess of 37 dB for VHF and UHF. Multistandard capability is also enabled by programmable channel-select filters. Power consumption is less than 140 mW in DVB-T mode for all three bands.

A digitally calibrated 5.15-5.825GHz transceiver for 802.11a wireless LANs in 0.18/spl mu/m CMOS

This transceiver achieves a transmit 1dB output compression point of +15dBm, and the overall receiver noise figure is 5dB. A power gain range of >45dB/65dB for transmit/receive and a PLL synthesizer frequency range of 4.9 to 5.85GHz with -79dBc/Hz phase noise at 10kHz offset have been measured. The IC is realized in 0.5/spl mu/m SiGe BICMOS technology and occupies 17mm/sup 2/.

A dual-band 5.15-5.35-GHz, 2.4-2.5-GHz 0.18-/spl mu/m CMOS transceiver for 802.11a/b/g wireless LAN

A single-chip dual-band 5.15-5.35-GHz and 2.4-2.5-GHz zero-IF transceiver for IEEE 802.11a/b/g WLAN systems is fabricated on a 0.18-/spl mu/m CMOS technology. It utilizes an innovative architecture including feedback paths that enable digital calibration to help eliminate analog circuit imperfections such as transmit and receive I/Q mismatch. The dual-band receive paths feature a 4.8-dB (3.5-dB) noise figure at 5.25 GHz (2.45 GHz). The corresponding sensitivity at 54 Mb/s operation is -76 dBm for 802.11a and -77 dBm for 802.11g, both referred at the input of the chip. The transmit chain achieves output 1-dB compression at 6 dBm (9 dBm) at 5 GHz (2.4 GHz) operation. Digital calibration helps achieve an error vector magnitude (EVM) of -33 dB (-31 dB) at 5 GHz (2.4 GHz) while transmitting -4 dBm at 54Mb/s. The die size is 19.3 mm/sup 2/ and the power consumption is 260 mW for the receiver and 320 mW (270 mW) for the transmitter at 5 GHz (2.4 GHz) operation.

A 0.18/spl mu/m CMOS Dual-Band Direct-Conversion DVB-H Receiver

A 0.18mum CMOS direct-conversion dual-band DVB-H receiver occupies 9.7mm2 and achieves a 4dB/5dB NF at UHF/L-band, eliminating the need for an external LNA. By using a fractional-N synthesizer, the 470 to 890MHz and 1.4 to 1.8GHz bands are supported while achieving an integrated phase noise of <-41dBc. 6th-order LPF support channel bandwidths from 4 to 10 MHz. The overall power consumption is 295mW/280mW for continuous operation in the UHF/L-band, respectively

A 65nm CMOS multi-standard, multi-band mobile TV tuner

A direct conversion, 65 nm CMOS multi-standard TV tuner is presented, which is compliant with several digital terrestrial, fixed and mobile TV standards (DVB-T, DVB-H, T-DMB and ISDB-T, including 1-3 segment). The tuner achieves a 3/3/2.8 dB NF at VHF, UHF and L-band respectively, while consuming less than 140 mW in DVB-T mode. By using integrated transformers, both single-ended and differential RF inputs are supported. Multi-standard capability is enabled by programmable channel-select filters and a Sigma-Delta fractional-N synthesizer.

A transimpedance CMOS multichannel amplifier with a 50 /spl Omega/-wide output range buffer for high counting rate applications

A fast transimpedance multichannel amplifier has been designed, fabricated in CMOS 1.2-/spl mu/m technology and tested. Each channel consists of a current sensitive preamplifier followed by a voltage amplification stage and an on-chip buffer able to drive 50 /spl Omega/ loads with an output range of /spl plusmn/800 mV. Measured peaking time at the output is 40 ns and the circuit recovers to baseline in 90 ns. This results in a counting capability of more than 10/sup 7/ hits/s, Signals of both polarities can be handled. The first two stages consume a total of 2 mW per channel and the 50 /spl Omega/ buffer consumes another 17 mW. The equivalent noise charge (ENC) is 1100 e/sup -/ rms with a slope of 40e/sup -//pF. The IC is intended for use in gas and solid-state detectors with high particle rate and extensive charge release as in high energy calorimetry.

CMOS tuners for mobile TV

Digital video reception is emerging as the latest feature toward multimedia-enriched handheld devices. Mobile battery-operated devices require small-size tuners that consume low power and are amenable to single-chip integration with the baseband demodulator. Following an overview of the system and circuit-level implementation challenges of mobile TV standards such as DVB-H and T-DMB, this article presents a dual-band direct conversion tuner for DVB-H. Architecture and circuit trade-offs are discussed, and detailed measurements are presented. The tuner occupies 9.7 mm2 and achieves a 4 dB NF at both UHF and L-band, eliminating the need for an external LNA. By using a fractional-TV synthesizer both 470-890 MHz and 1.4-1.8 GHz bands are supported, while achieving an integrated phase noise of less than -41 dBc. Sixth-order low-pass filters support channel bandwidths from 4 to 10 MHz

A single-chip, 5.15GHz-5.35GHz, 2.4GHz-2.5GHz, 0.18/spl mu/m CMOS RF transceiver for 802.11a/b/g wireless LAN

A dual band, 5.15GHz-5.35GHz, 2.4GHz-2.5GHz, zero-IF transceiver is fabricated on a 0.18/spl mu/m CMOS process. The fully integrated synthesizer and VCO achieve an integrated phase error of 0.8/spl deg/ at 5GHz. The transmitter achieves -33dB EVM, while the receiver features a 5.2dB noise figure (NF) at 5.25GHz and 3.5dB NF at 2.45GHz. An architecture including feedback paths enables digital calibration, which help eliminate I/Q mismatch and achieve accurately matched baseband filter tuning.

A small area charge sensitive readout chain with a dual mode of operation

AbstractA charge sensitive readout chain has been designed and fabricated in acommercially available 0.8 μm CMOS technology. The readout chain is optimizedfor pixel detectors measuring soft X-ray energies up to 20 KeV. In the first modean analog signal proportional to input charge is generated and processed in realtime. In the second mode a peak-and-hold operation is enabled and therelevant signal is processed in later time. This dual mode of operation iscontrolled by an external digital signal. The readout chain consists of a chargeamplifier, a shaper, an operational amplifier which can either operate as avoltage amplifier or a peak detector and an output buffer. Its area is