An integrated CMOS transmitter-antenna for UWB systems

Author

Miao, Meng ; Nguyen, Cam

Author_Institution

Texas A&M Univ., College Station

fYear

2007

fDate

9-15 June 2007

Firstpage

341

Lastpage

344

Abstract

A new low-cost, low-power fully integrated CMOS transmitter-antenna was designed, built and tested for UWB systems. The CMOS pulse generator can generate monocycle and impulse signals with tunable pulse duration. The UWB antenna is integrated directly with the CMOS chip. The antenna has less than 18- dB return loss and can transmit and receive UWB impulse signals over the entire UWB bandwidth of 3.1-10.6 GHz. The UWB transmit-antenna module can generate and transmit both monocycle pulses from 140 to 350 ps and impulses from 100 to 300 ps.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; low-power electronics; microwave antennas; pulse generators; transmitting antennas; ultra wideband antennas; CMOS transmitter-antenna; UWB systems; frequency 3.1 GHz to 10.6 GHz; impulse signals; monocycle signals; pulse generator; time 100 ps to 300 ps; time 140 ps to 350 ps; Circuit optimization; Delay; Pulse circuits; Pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Receiving antennas; Signal generators; Transmitting antennas; Tunable circuits and devices; Ultra wideband antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2007 IEEE

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0877-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0878-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2007.4395500

Filename

4395500