DocumentCode :
3039507
Title :
Design challenges in the high volume manufacturing of millimeter-wave transceivers
Author :
Howard, T.
fYear :
2000
fDate :
10-11 April 2000
Abstract :
Millimeter-wave transceivers are the critical component needed for the today´s expanding fixed wireless multipoint applications. The design and fabrication, in high volume, of these transceiver units presents many challenges. Procurement of thousands of units demands a very robust, low cost design that can simultaneously meet the system requirements. The digital modulation format of modern communication systems demands better transmitter and receiver performance in the areas of linearity, phase noise, spurious emissions and amplitude flatness. Design parameters such as linearity and spurious responses are second or third order effects that are difficult to predict and control. Production of large quantities of units will result in a wide Gaussian distribution of performance which demands large margins relative to the specifications to maintain high test yields. Individual tuning of each unit would be time consuming and uneconomical. Potential design solutions to these issues are discussed along with the cost tradeoffs inherent in the different designs.
Keywords :
Gaussian distribution; MMIC power amplifiers; electronic equipment manufacture; millimetre wave integrated circuits; phase noise; transceivers; Gaussian distribution; MM-wave transceivers; MMIC power amplifier; amplitude flatness; cost tradeoffs; design parameters; digital modulation format; fixed wireless multipoint applications; high volume manufacture; linearity; low cost design; millimeter-wave transceivers; phase noise; receiver performance; spurious emissions; spurious responses; transceiver design; transceiver fabrication; transmitter performance; Costs; Digital modulation; Fabrication; Linearity; Manufacturing; Millimeter wave communication; Noise robustness; Procurement; Transceivers; Transmitters;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Emerging Technologies Symposium: Broadband, Wireless Internet Access, 2000 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Richardson, TX, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6364-7
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ETS.2000.916532
Filename :
916532
Link To Document :
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