Title :
A 0.18-μm CMOS Squarer Circuit for a Non-Coherent UWB Receiver
Author :
Gerosa, A. ; Soldan, M. ; Bevilacqua, A. ; Neviani, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Padova Univ.
Abstract :
Squaring circuits are an important building block for impulse-radio UWB non-coherent receivers. This work proposes a squarer, based on the quadratic law of saturated transistors. Such a circuit has already been proposed for lower frequency applications, therefore this work focuses on the extension to ultra wide bandwidth, with particular care to the consequences related to the deviation from the ideal quadratic law of 0.18μm CMOS transistors. Simulation results prove that the proposed squarer can accommodate the whole UWB bandwidth, with a total power consumption of 1.7mW.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; radio receivers; transistors; ultra wideband communication; 0.18 micron; 1.7 mW; CMOS squarer circuit; CMOS transistors; impulse-radio UWB noncoherent receivers; quadratic law; squaring circuits; ultra wide bandwidth; Bandwidth; Circuit simulation; Demodulation; Energy consumption; Frequency; Linearity; MOSFETs; Threshold voltage; Ultra wideband technology; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2007. ISCAS 2007. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0920-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0921-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2007.378553
