A 2.4-GHz distributed antenna switch for Bluetooth transceivers

Author

Beffa, F. ; Vogt, R. ; Bachtold, W.

Author_Institution

Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland

Volume

15

Issue

1

fYear

2005

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

This letter describes a distributed antenna switch suitable for short-range wireless transceiver integrated circuits with a better performance in terms of insertion loss and linearity than conventional single-pole double-throw switches. The principle has been verified on a Bluetooth front-end implemented in a 0.18μim bulk complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor technology with a supply voltage of 1.8 V.

Keywords

Bluetooth; CMOS integrated circuits; antenna accessories; field effect transistor switches; microwave integrated circuits; microwave switches; transceivers; 0.18 micron; 1.8 V; 2.4 GHz; Bluetooth transceivers; antenna accessories; complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor technology; distributed antenna switch; insertion loss; metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor switches; semiconductor switches; short-range wireless transceiver integrated circuits; Bluetooth; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Insertion loss; Integrated circuit technology; MOSFETs; Switches; Switching circuits; Transceivers; Voltage; Antenna accessories; complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuits (ICs); metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) switches; semiconductor switches; tranceivers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1531-1309

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LMWC.2004.840945

Filename

1377333