DocumentCode
2951863
Title
RF transmitter architectures and circuits
Author
Razavi, Behzad
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
fYear
1999
fDate
1999
Firstpage
197
Lastpage
204
Abstract
This paper describes the design of RF transmitters for wireless applications. Following a review of constant- and variable-envelope modulation, general issues regarding the baseband/RF interface and the power amplifier/antenna interface are introduced. Various transmitter architectures are then presented and the design of upconversion mixers and power amplifiers is studied. Examples of state of the art are also described
Keywords
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; integrated circuit design; mixers (circuits); mobile radio; modulation; phase locked loops; power amplifiers; radio transmitters; PLL; RF transmitter architectures; baseband/RF interface; constant modulation; design; power amplifier/antenna interface; power amplifiers; transmitter architectures; upconversion mixers; variable-envelope modulation; wireless applications; Bandwidth; Baseband; Circuits; Frequency shift keying; Power amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Transmitters; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Custom Integrated Circuits, 1999. Proceedings of the IEEE 1999
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5443-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CICC.1999.777273
Filename
777273
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