Abstract
This paper is a survey paper presenting the Nordic CONFRONT
project and reporting some results from the group at CIE/DTU,
Denmark. The objective of the project is to demonstrate the
feasibility of sub-micron CMOS for the realisation of RF front-end
circuits operating at frequencies in the 1.8-2.0 GHz range. The
ultimate goal is a single-chip transceiver, requiring only an
external band-pass filter between the chip and the antenna. DECT
has been chosen as a comparative standard to compare the new
approaches developed in the work as well as to facilitate good
knowledge transfer to industry. All circuit design is based on
state-of-the-art CMOS technology (0.5µm and below) including
circuits operating at 2GHz. CMOS technology is chosen, since a
CMOS implementation is likely to be significantly cheaper than a
bipolar or a BiCMOS solution, and it offers the possibility to
integrate the predominantly digital base-band processing on the
same chip.
Original language | English |
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Publication date | 1997 |
Publication status | Published - 1997 |
Event | European Microelectronics Application Conference - Barcelona, Spain Duration: 28 May 1997 → 30 May 1997 |
Conference
Conference | European Microelectronics Application Conference |
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Country/Territory | Spain |
City | Barcelona |
Period | 28/05/1997 → 30/05/1997 |