Title :
Dual-Control Self-Healing Architecture for High-Performance Radio SoCs
Author :
Chien, C. ; Tang, Anthony ; Hsiao, Frank ; Chang, M.F.
Author_Institution :
CreoNex Syst. Inc., Westlake Village, CA, USA
Abstract :
This article discusses a self-healing 60-GHz transceiver architecture which employs information collected from on-chip sensors to intelligently adjust various tuning knobs and significantly improve the post-healing performance yield.
Keywords :
radio networks; radio transceivers; sensors; system-on-chip; dual-control self-healing transceiver architecture; frequency 60 GHz; high-performance radio SoC; on-chip sensors; post-healing performance yield; tuning knobs; CMOS integrated circuits; Noise; Radio frequency; Radio transmitters; Receivers; System-on-a-chip; Transceivers; BIST; Cautious control; Dual control; MM-wave; Radio; Self-healing; SoC; Transceiver;
Journal_Title :
Design & Test of Computers, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MDT.2012.2213571