An ultra wideband low complexity circuit transceiver architecture for sensor networks

Author

Stoica, Lucian ; Tiuraniemi, Sakari ; Oppermann, Ian ; Repo, Heikki

Author_Institution

Centre for Wireless Commun., Oulu Univ., Finland

fYear

2005

fDate

23-26 May 2005

Firstpage

364

Abstract

The architecture of a low-power, low-complexity ultra wideband (UWB) impulse radio (IR) transceiver circuit, aimed for low data rate, low-cost applications, is presented. The UWB-ER receiver is based on a non-coherent, energy-based approach, which makes it largely independent of the shape of the transmit waveform and robust to multipath channels. Both transmitter and receiver functionalities are included in the circuit presented. The circuits are designed for 0.35 μm CMOS IC technology, and the top-level layout of the transmitter is given. The UWB pulse generator produces a Gaussian monocycle of 340 ps typical width. The UWB-IR transmitter IC occupies a total area of 0.16 mm², and consumes 20 mW with a 3.3 V supply.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; circuit complexity; integrated circuit design; multipath channels; power consumption; pulse generators; radio receivers; radio transmitters; transceivers; ultra wideband communication; wireless sensor networks; 0.35 micron; 20 mW; 3.3 V; 340 ps; CMOS IC technology; Gaussian monocycle; UWB pulse generator; impulse radio transceiver circuit; low complexity circuit transceiver architecture; multipath channels; receiver; sensor networks; transmitter; ultra wideband circuit transceiver; CMOS integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Integrated circuit layout; Multipath channels; Radio transmitters; Receivers; Robustness; Shape; Transceivers; Ultra wideband technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems, 2005. ISCAS 2005. IEEE International Symposium on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8834-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISCAS.2005.1464600

Filename

1464600