A Fully Integrated 14 Band, 3.1 to 10.6 GHz 0.13 μm SiGe BiCMOS UWB RF Transceiver

Author

Werther, Oliver ; Cavin, Mark ; Schneider, Angelika ; Renninger, Robert ; Liang, Bo ; Bu, Long ; Jin, Yalin ; Rogers, John ; Marcincavage, John

Author_Institution

Alereon Inc., Austin, TX, USA

Volume

43

Issue

12

fYear

2008

Firstpage

2829

Lastpage

2843

Abstract

A fully integrated WiMedia compliant UWB transceiver supporting band groups 1 to 6 (3.168 GHz to 10.560 GHz), implemented in 0.13 μm SiGe BiCMOS technology will be presented. The transceiver is packaged in a small 40 pin 5 mm × 5 mm micro lead frame (MLF) package and includes a broadband T/R switch, RF balun and all PLL loop filter components. The receiver has a NF of 4.5 dB to 5.8 dB and a dynamic range of more than 50 dB. The transmitter meets US and international transmit mask requirements.

Keywords

BiCMOS integrated circuits; Ge-Si alloys; microwave switches; phase locked loops; radiofrequency filters; semiconductor materials; transceivers; ultra wideband technology; BiCMOS; PLL loop filter; RF balun; SiGe; UWB RF transceiver; WiMedia; broadband T/R switch; frequency 3.1 GHz to 10.6 GHz; microlead frame package; size 0.13 μm; transmitter; BiCMOS integrated circuits; Filters; Germanium silicon alloys; Impedance matching; Packaging; Phase locked loops; Radio frequency; Silicon germanium; Switches; Transceivers; UWB transceiver; Ultra-wideband (UWB); WiMedia; worldwide;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9200

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSSC.2008.2005744

Filename

4684647