• DocumentCode
    1667606
  • Title

    3-to-5GHz 4-channel UWB beamforming transmitter with 1° phase resolution through calibrated vernier delay line in 0.13μm CMOS

  • Author

    Wang, Lei ; Guo, Yong Xin ; Lian, Yong ; Heng, Chun Huat

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    444
  • Lastpage
    446
  • Abstract
    This work introduces a 3-to-5GHz UWB beamforming system spanning from -45° to 90° phase range with 1 ° phase resolution. The fine delay resolution is achieved through a Vernier delay line without the need of advanced technology. The delay is calibrated with a ΔΣ DLL.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; array signal processing; delay lock loops; delays; radio transmitters; sigma-delta modulation; ultra wideband technology; ΔΣ delay lock loops; 4-channel UWB beamforming transmitter; CMOS technology; calibrated Vernier delay line; fine delay resolution; frequency 3 GHz to 5 GHz; phase resolution; Array signal processing; CMOS integrated circuits; Calibration; Delay; Radio transmitters; Solid state circuits;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Solid-State Circuits Conference Digest of Technical Papers (ISSCC), 2012 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • ISSN
    0193-6530
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0376-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISSCC.2012.6177083
  • Filename
    6177083