Title :
RF CMOS transceivers for cellular telephony
Author_Institution :
California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
This article describes system and circuit issues related to cellular transceivers, presenting design techniques that have provided high performance in CMOS technology. Following an overview of relevant GSM and WCDMA specifications, the article identifies four trends in RF design that have continued to improve the performance. Examples of CMOS transceivers, and circuit and device concepts are then described that meet the stringent requirements of cellular telephony.
Keywords :
CMOS digital integrated circuits; UHF integrated circuits; broadband networks; cellular radio; code division multiple access; integrated circuit design; mobile handsets; transceivers; CMOS; GSM; RF CMOS transceivers; WCDMA; cellular telephony; cellular transceivers; circuit issues; system issues; CMOS technology; Cellular phones; Circuits; Communication standards; Cost function; GSM; Multiaccess communication; Radio frequency; Telephony; Transceivers;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2003.1222731
