Title :
4G RF systems on chip or on module?
Author_Institution :
ST Microelectron., Crolles, France
Abstract :
The present trend in the RF communications is to integrate as far as possible the function within a chip. Obviously the cost of a function mainly depends on the number of external components. The matter of this paper is to evaluate the limit of the integration looking at the economic topics and technical possibilities.
Keywords :
cellular radio; economics; telecommunication standards; 4G RF Systems; RF communications; economic topics; external components; function cost; integration limit; mobile generation; mobile standards; technical possibilities; BiCMOS integrated circuits; Coupling circuits; Distributed control; GSM; Germanium silicon alloys; Radio frequency; Silicon germanium; Standards development; System-on-a-chip; Time division multiple access;
Conference_Titel :
Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2002 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7246-8
DOI :
10.1109/RFIC.2002.1012031
