Title :
Challenges in the design of CMOS transceivers for the IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs: past, present and future
Author :
Zargari, Masoud ; Mehta, Srenik ; Su, David
Author_Institution :
Atheros Commun., Irvine, CA, USA
Abstract :
The paper presents the challenges involved in the design of integrated IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN transceivers with focus on radio architecture and circuit implementation. In particular, examples of critical blocks in the receiver and transmitter are discussed.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; MMIC; UHF integrated circuits; integrated circuit design; radio receivers; radio transmitters; transceivers; wireless LAN; 2.400 to 2.483 GHz; 5.15 to 5.35 GHz; 5.725 to 5.825 GHz; CMOS transceiver design challenges; IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN; circuit implementation; integrated wireless LAN transceivers; radio architecture; receiver; transmitter; Bandwidth; Costs; Local area networks; MIMO; OFDM; Radio transmitters; Radiofrequency integrated circuits; Throughput; Transceivers; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Radio Frequency integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2005. Digest of Papers. 2005 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8983-2
DOI :
10.1109/RFIC.2005.1489808
