An ultra-wideband transmitter based on a new pulse generator

Author

Cavallaro, Marco ; Ragonese, Egidio ; Palmisano, Giuseppe

Author_Institution

DIEES, Univ. of Catania, Catania

fYear

2008

fDate

June 17 2008-April 17 2008

Firstpage

43

Lastpage

46

Abstract

The paper describes an ultra-wideband transmitter, which incorporates an innovative carrier-based pseudo-Gaussian pulse generator satisfying FCC rules with no-filter and high spectral efficiency. The design includes a BPSK modulator, a ramp generator and an output buffer. The transmitter is designed for run up to 500 Mpps in the UWB 3-5-GHz band and it is implemented in 0.28-mum CMOS technology with a core chip size of 0.06-mm². It allows the use in various UWB applications. Pulse generator dissipation is 1.9-mW.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; Gaussian processes; field effect MIMIC; radio transmitters; ultra wideband communication; BPSK modulator; CMOS technology; FCC rules; frequency 3 GHz to 5 GHz; output buffer; power 1.9 mW; pseudo-Gaussian pulse generator; pulse generator dissipation; ramp generator; size 0.28 micron; ultra-wideband transmitter; Binary phase shift keying; CMOS technology; Circuits; FCC; Frequency; Pulse generation; Pulse modulation; Radio transmitters; Signal generators; Ultra wideband technology; CMOS integrated circuits; MMIC transmitters; biphase shift keying (BPSK); pulse generation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, 2008. RFIC 2008. IEEE

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

ISSN

1529-2517

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1808-4

Electronic_ISBN

1529-2517

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RFIC.2008.4561382

Filename

4561382