FPGA implementation and performance evaluation of WCDMA system over AWGN channel

Wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) technology has emerged as the most widely adopted air interface technology for the third generation universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS) network architecture. This paper presents an FPGA implementation of a WCDMA system on a Xilinx XC3S500E-5FG320 FPGA chip. A comparison between the bit error rate (BER) performance of the proposed FPGA architecture and the simulated WCDMA system is presented to validate proposed implementation. Synthesis reports show that the system fits real time applications.