• DocumentCode
    3539596
  • Title

    A low-power current reuse CMOS RF front-end for GPS applications

  • Author

    Jalili, Hossein ; Fotowat-Ahmady, Ali

  • Author_Institution
    Electr. Eng. Dept., Sharif Univ. of Technol., Tehran, Iran
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    12-14 Dec. 2011
  • Firstpage
    416
  • Lastpage
    419
  • Abstract
    A very low-power RF front-end based on a new current reuse QLMV cell (Quadrature VCO-LNA-Mixer) is proposed for GPS applications. The front-end, designed in 0.18μm CMOS technology, provides improved performance characteristics while consuming only 1 mA current. Simulation results are presented and compared with recently published works in the field.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; Global Positioning System; UHF amplifiers; UHF integrated circuits; UHF mixers; low noise amplifiers; low-power electronics; voltage-controlled oscillators; GPS; current reuse QLMV cell; low-power current reuse CMOS RF front-end; quadrature VCO-LNA-mixer; size 0.18 mum; Computer architecture; Global Positioning System; Microprocessors; Mixers; Radio frequency; Receivers; Voltage-controlled oscillators; GPS receiver; QLMV cell; current reuse; low-power;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    RF and Microwave Conference (RFM), 2011 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1628-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RFM.2011.6168780
  • Filename
    6168780