Title :
A multi-standard WLAN RF front-end transmitter with single-spiral dual-resonant tank loads
Author :
Albasini, Guido ; Mori, Lorenzo ; Bietti, Ivan ; Castello, Rinaldo
Author_Institution :
Studio di Microelettronica, STMicroelectronics, Pavia
Abstract :
This paper describes a radio frequency (RF) front end transmitter for wireless LAN (WLAN), designed for the most common standards, integrated in digital CMOS 0.18mum technology. It covers 802.11a/b/g specifications, concurrently working in the 2.5GHz and 5-6GHz frequency ranges. An innovative solution for the design of the LC tank allows to use a single-spiral inductor in dual resonant tank, with a strong reduction in die area. The dual band RF transmitter size is only 1mm, the smallest ever reported in literature
Keywords :
CMOS digital integrated circuits; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; radio transmitters; standards; wireless LAN; 0.18 micron; 1 mm; 2.5 GHz; 5 to 6 GHz; 802.11a specification; 802.11b specification; 802.11g specification; LC tank design; RF front-end transmitter; digital CMOS technology; dual resonant tank; single-spiral dual-resonant tank loads; single-spiral inductor; wireless LAN; Breakdown voltage; Circuits; Energy consumption; Inductors; Linearity; Power amplifiers; Radio frequency; Radio transmitters; Resonance; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2006. ESSCIRC 2006. Proceedings of the 32nd European
Conference_Location :
Montreux
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0303-0
DOI :
10.1109/ESSCIR.2006.307602
