CMOS RF Front-End IC

CMOS RF Front-End ICA 1 GHz CMOS RF Front-End IC with Wide Dynamic Range
A. Rofougaran J. Y -C. Chang M. Rofougaran S. Khorram A. A. Abidi
Integrated Circuits & Systems Laboratory Electrical Engineering Department University of California, Los Angeles

Objectives




Explore unique capabilities of CMOS design for the RF application at 1 GHz Use widely-available 1m CMOS technology (with no special enhancements) Build sub-system at par in functionality with commercially available RF-ICs, although target at UCLA 900 MHz spreadspectrum transceiver Use standard design tools Compare performance with implementations in other technologies The first CMOS integrated 1 GHz RF front-end!

Why CMOS at Radio Frequencies?
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Cost ― Submicron CMOS, driven by microprocessor and memory, is much cheaper and more widely ava