A 4.6mW 6.25–8.25 GHz RF transmitter IC for FM-UWB applications

Author

Detratti, Marco ; Perez, Ernesto ; Gerrits, John F M ; Lobeira, Manuel

Author_Institution

ACORDE S.A., Santander, Spain

fYear

2009

fDate

9-11 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

180

Lastpage

184

Abstract

A RF transmitter IC in 0.13 mum CMOS technology for FM-UWB applications operating in the 6.25 - 8.25 GHz band is presented. Output power is higher than -10 dBm, phase noise -107 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset. Power consumption at 1.1 V supply voltage is less than 4.6 mW with calibration PLL on, and 4 mW in open loop mode including the output amplifier. The VCO circuit is capable of providing phase noise performance of -107 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset from a 8.3 GHz carrier consuming less than 2 mW when biased at 1.0 V supply.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; radio transmitters; radiofrequency integrated circuits; ultra wideband communication; voltage-controlled oscillators; CMOS technology; FM-UWB applications; RF transmitter IC; VCO circuit; calibration PLL; frequency 6.25 GHz to 8.25 GHz; open loop mode; output amplifier; power 4 mW; power 4.6 mW; size 0.13 mum; voltage 1.1 V; Application specific integrated circuits; CMOS integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Energy consumption; Phase noise; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency integrated circuits; Transmitters; FM; FM-UWB; VCO; phase noise;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Ultra-Wideband, 2009. ICUWB 2009. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2930-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2931-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICUWB.2009.5288838

Filename

5288838