Title :
Automatic synthesis of CMOS RF front-ends
Author :
Tulunay, Gülin ; Balkir, Sina
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nebraska-Lincoln Univ., Lincoln, NE
Abstract :
An automatic synthesis tool for RFIC design is demonstrated. The tool incorporates built-in numerical simulators for fast evaluation of the performance metrics. Nonlinearity is modeled using Volterra series method. The tool additionally provides the dimensions of the on-chip inductors along with their values. To validate this approach, a low noise amplifier (LNA) at 900MHz is synthesized using a 0.35mum CMOS process. The synthesis results are verified with the simulation data, obtained from Cadence SPECTRE circuit simulator
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; UHF amplifiers; circuit simulation; inductors; low noise amplifiers; 0.35 micron; 900 MHz; CMOS RF front-ends; RFIC design; Volterra series; automatic synthesis tool; circuit simulator; low noise amplifier; numerical simulators; on-chip inductors; Circuit noise; Circuit simulation; Circuit synthesis; Inductors; Low-noise amplifiers; Measurement; Numerical simulation; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency integrated circuits; Semiconductor device modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2006. ISCAS 2006. Proceedings. 2006 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Island of Kos
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9389-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2006.1692663
