A multi-band PLL based tuning circuitry for the super-regenerative IR-UWB receiver system

Author

Thoppay, Prakash E. ; Dehollain, Catherine ; Declercq, Michel J. ; Green, Michael M.

Author_Institution

Electron. Lab.(LEG1), Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland

fYear

2009

fDate

9-11 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

664

Lastpage

668

Abstract

The impulse radio-ultra wide band (IR-UWB) signalling format has been an attractive mode for wireless communication in wireless sensor node system. The super-regenerative principle can be used for impulse reception for its inherent advantages. The oscillator is the main building block in a super-regenerative based impulse reception system. It is necessary for the oscillator to be tuned to the carrier frequency of the received pulse for achieving maximum sensitivity. In this paper, a multi-band tuning circuitry based on the frequency synthesizer architecture is shown. The oscillator can be tuned to either 3.494 GHz or 3.993 GHz. The circuit is implemented in a CMOS 0.18 mum technology and consumes 8 mA current at 1.5 V supply voltage.

Keywords

circuit tuning; frequency synthesizers; oscillators; phase locked loops; radio receivers; radio reception; ultra wideband communication; CMOS technology; current 8 mA; frequency 3.494 GHz; frequency 3.993 GHz; frequency synthesizer architecture; impulse radio reception system; impulse radio-ultra wide band signalling format; multiband PLL; multiband tuning circuitry; oscillator; phase locked loops; size 0.18 mum; super-regenerative IR-UWB receiver system; super-regenerative principle; voltage 1.5 V; wireless communication; wireless sensor node system; CMOS technology; Circuit optimization; Frequency synthesizers; Oscillators; Phase locked loops; Sensor systems; Voltage; Wideband; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Ultra-Wideband, 2009. ICUWB 2009. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2930-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2931-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICUWB.2009.5288735

Filename

5288735