Title :
Si/SiGe Integrated Circuits for Impulse-Radio UWB Sensing and Communications
Author :
Schumacher, H. ; Dederer, J. ; Schleicher, B. ; Trasser, A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electron Devices & Circuits, Ulm Univ., Ulm
Abstract :
Impulse-radio ultra-wideband (I-UWB) systems for sensing and communications offer very low power consumption, and allow precise radar and location sensing alongside with communications. Therefore, they are interesting candidates for medical applications. This paper reports on the development of a complete I-UWB chipset, consisting of pulse generators, low-noise amplifiers, and correlators aiming at the implementation of a medical application test bed.
Keywords :
Ge-Si alloys; MMIC amplifiers; elemental semiconductors; low noise amplifiers; pulse generators; silicon; ultra wideband communication; MMIC amplifiers; Si-SiGe; impulse radio; low-noise amplifiers; pulse generators; radiofrequency integrated circuits; ulta wideband communications; ulta wideband sensing; Biomedical equipment; Correlators; Energy consumption; Germanium silicon alloys; Low-noise amplifiers; Medical services; Pulse generation; Radar; Silicon germanium; Ultra wideband technology; MMIC; Si/SiGe; UWB; medical applications;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2007. APMC 2007. Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Bangkok
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0748-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0749-1
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2007.4554738
