Title :
A single-chip RF front-end for the digital sound broadcasting
Author :
Takeuchi, Hidenori ; Okanobu, Taiwa ; Fujimaki, Kenichi ; Hareyama, Nobuo
Author_Institution :
Sony Corp., Japan
fDate :
8/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A complete single-chip RF front-end for the digital sound broadcasting has been developed. All RF circuits including LNAs, mixers, a PLL, a VCO, and an IF filter have been successfully integrated on a single-chip by employing the low-IF architecture
Keywords :
BiCMOS digital integrated circuits; digital audio broadcasting; digital filters; mixers (circuits); phase locked loops; radiofrequency amplifiers; radiofrequency filters; BiCMOS process; DAB; IF filter; LNA; OFDM; PLL; RF circuits; VCO; digital audio broadcasting; digital sound broadcasting; low-IF architecture; mixers; orthogonal frequency division multiplexing; single-chip RF front-end; Broadcast technology; Circuits; Digital audio broadcasting; Energy consumption; Filters; Local oscillators; OFDM; Radio frequency; Receivers; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Journal_Title :
Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
