Title :
A Single-Chip 5GHz WLAN Transmitter in 0.35μm Si/SiGe BiCMOS Technology
Author :
Alimenti, F. ; Borgarino, M. ; Codeluppi, R. ; Palazzari, V. ; Pifferi, M. ; Roselli, L. ; Scorzoni, A. ; Fantini, F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Perugia Univ.
Abstract :
This paper deals with the design of a 5GHz WLAN heterodyne transmitter for domotic applications. The transmitter has been realized in commercial 0.35μm Si/SiGe BiCMOS technology with the purpose to reduce cost while achieve an high integration level. Measurements on a prototype, wire-bonded on a low-cost FR4 printed circuit board, have been carried-out showing an overall linear gain of 14dB an input referred compression point of -6.5dBm and a third-order input intercept point of +2.7dBm
Keywords :
BiCMOS integrated circuits; Ge-Si alloys; microwave integrated circuits; printed circuits; radio transmitters; silicon; wireless LAN; 0.35 micron; 14 dB; 5 GHz; FR4 printed circuit board; Si-SiGe; Si/SiGe BiCMOS technology; WLAN heterodyne transmitter; domotic applications; input referred compression point; third-order input intercept point; BiCMOS integrated circuits; Costs; Gain measurement; Germanium silicon alloys; Integrated circuit measurements; Printed circuits; Prototypes; Silicon germanium; Transmitters; Wireless LAN; BiCMOS; RFIC; WLAN; domotic applications;
Conference_Titel :
European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, 2006. The 1st
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
2-9600551-8-7
DOI :
10.1109/EMICC.2006.282661
