Title :
RF transmitter architectures and circuits
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the design of RF transmitters for wireless applications. Following a review of constant- and variable-envelope modulation, general issues regarding the baseband/RF interface and the power amplifier/antenna interface are introduced. Various transmitter architectures are then presented and the design of upconversion mixers and power amplifiers is studied. Examples of state of the art are also described
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; integrated circuit design; mixers (circuits); mobile radio; modulation; phase locked loops; power amplifiers; radio transmitters; PLL; RF transmitter architectures; baseband/RF interface; constant modulation; design; power amplifier/antenna interface; power amplifiers; transmitter architectures; upconversion mixers; variable-envelope modulation; wireless applications; Bandwidth; Baseband; Circuits; Frequency shift keying; Power amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Transmitters; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits, 1999. Proceedings of the IEEE 1999
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5443-5
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.1999.777273
