Multi-mode compliant digital enhanced transmitter architectures in nano-scale CMOS

Christian Wicpalek, Gernot Hueber, Burkhard Neurauter

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Abstract

This paper treats two different transmitter concepts both enhanced by highly flexible and generic digital architectures. The first investigated transmitter is based on a state-of-the-art direct up-conversion transmitter extended with a digital front end and the second concept is a polar transmitter (PT). Crucial part is to mitigate radio frequency (RF) impairments by the means of digital compensation techniques, e.g. direct current (DC) and I/Q gain imbalance and digital predistortion. Both transmitter architectures are multi-mode compliant and shall support LTE, UMTS, CDMA2000, and GSM. Each transmitter concept utilizes a highly reconfigurable all digital phase locked loop (ADPLL). In the case of the direct up-conversion transmitter the ADPLL is used for RF synthesis and in the case of the PT it is used as phase modulator. Furthermore, measurement results for RF synthesis, realized by an ADPLL in a 130 nm complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) process technology, will be presented.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2008 European Conference on Wireless Technology
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages89-92
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)978-2-87487-008-8
Publication statusPublished - 28 Oct 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event2008 European Conference on Wireless Technology - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Duration: 27 Oct 200828 Oct 2008

Conference

Conference2008 European Conference on Wireless Technology
Period27/10/0828/10/08

Keywords

  • Radio transmitters
  • Radio frequency
  • Digital signal processing
  • Digital integrated circuits
  • Radiofrequency integrated circuits
  • CMOS technology
  • CMOS process
  • Analog integrated circuits
  • Neurotransmitters
  • Baseband

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