- Summarizes cutting-edge physical layer technologies for multi-mode wireless RF transceivers.
- Includes original contributions from distinguished researchers and professionals.
- Covers cutting-edge physical layer technologies for multi-mode wireless RF transceivers.
- Contributors are all leading researchers and professionals in this field.
Table of Contents:
Contributors xi
Preface xiii
I Transceiver Concepts and Design 1
1 Software-Defined Radio Front Ends 3
Jan Craninckx
1.1 Introduction 3
1.2 System-Level Considerations 4
1.3 Wideband LO Synthesis 5
1.4 Receiver Building Blocks 12
1.5 Transmitter Building Blocks 23
1.6 Calibration Techniques 25
1.7 Full SDR Implementation 27
1.8 Conclusions 30
References 30
2 Software-Defined Transceivers 33
Gio Cafaro and Bob Stengel
2.1 Introduction 33
2.2 Radio Architectures 34
2.3 SDR Building Blocks 34
2.4 Example of an SDR Transceiver 54
References 60
3 Adaptive Multi-Mode RF Front-End Circuits 65
Aleksandar Tasic
3.1 Introduction 65
3.2 Adaptive Multi-Mode Low-Power Wireless RF IC Design 66
3.3 Multi-Mode Receiver Concept 68
3.4 Design of a Multi-Mode Adaptive RF Front End 70
3.5 Experimental Results for the Image-Reject Down-Converter 76
3.6 Conclusions 80
References 81
4 Precise Delay Alignment Between Amplitude and Phase/ Frequency Modulation Paths in a Digital Polar Transmitter 85
Khurram Waheed and Robert Bogdan Staszewski
4.1 Introduction 85
4.2 RF Polar Transmitter in Nanoscale CMOS 87
4.3 Amplitude and Phase Modulation 90
4.4 Mechanisms to Achieve Subnanosecond Amplitude and Phase Modulation Path Alignments 96
4.5 Precise Alignment of Multi-Rate Direct and Reference Point Data 101
References 109
5 Overview of Front-End RF Passive Integration into SoCs 113
Hooman Darabi
5.1 Introduction 113
5.2 The Concept of a Receiver Translational Loop 119
5.3 Feedforward Loop Nonideal Effects 122
5.4 Feedforward Receiver Circuit Implementations 125
5.5 Feedforward Receiver Experimental Results 129
5.6 Feedback Notch Filtering for a WCDMA Transmitter 133
5.7 Feedback-Based Transmitter Stability Analysis 138
5.8 Impacts of Nonidealities in Feedback-Based Transmission 141
5.9 Transmitter Building Blocks 148
5.10 Feedback-Based Transmitter Measurement Results 150
5.11 Conclusions and Discussion 153
Appendix 155
References 156
6 ADCs and DACs for Software-Defined Radio 159
Michiel Steyaert, Pieter Palmers, and Koen Cornelissens
6.1 Introduction 159
6.2 ADC and DAC Requirements in Wireless Systems 160
6.3 Multi-Standard Transceiver Architectures 162
6.4 Evaluating Reconfigurability 165
6.5 ADCs for Software-Defined Radio 166
6.6 DACs for Software-Defined Radio 172
6.7 Conclusions 184
References 184
II Receiver Design 187
7 OFDM Transform-Domain Receivers for Multi-Standard Communications 189
Sebastian Hoyos
7.1 Introduction 189
7.2 Transform-Domain Receiver Background 190
7.3 Transform-Domain Sampling Receiver 191
7.4 Digital Baseband Design for the TD Receiver 195
7.5 A Comparative Study 204
7.6 Simulations 208
7.7 Gain–Bandwidth Product Requirement for an Op-Amp in a Charge-Sampling Circuit 211
7.8 Sparsity of (GHG)−1 213
7.9 Applications 214
7.10 Conclusions 215
References 216
8 Discrete-Time Processing of RF Signals 219
Renaldi Winoto and Borivoje Nikolic
8.1 Introduction 219
8.2 Scaling of an MOS Switch 221
8.3 Sampling Mixer 223
8.4 Filter Synthesis 226
8.5 Noise in Switched-Capacitor Filters 234
8.6 Circuit-Design Considerations 237
8.7 Perspective and Outlook 242
References 244
9 Oversampled ADC Using VCO-Based Quantizers 247
Matthew Z. Straayer and Michael H. Perrott
9.1 Introduction 247
9.2 VCO-Quantizer Background 248
9.3 SNDR Limitations for VCO-Based Quantization 252
9.4 VCO Quantizer ΣΔ ADC Architecture 257
9.5 Prototype ΣΔ ADC Example with a VCO Quantizer 265
9.6 Conclusions 275
References 276
10 Reduced External Hardware and Reconfigurable RF Receiver Front Ends for Wireless Mobile Terminals 279
Naveen K. Yanduru
10.1 Introduction 279
10.2 Mobile Terminal Challenges 280
10.3 Research Directions Toward a Multi-Band Receiver 282
10.4 Multi-Mode Receiver Principles and RF System Analysis for a W-CDMA Receiver 286
10.5 W-CDMA, GSM/GPRS/EDGE Receiver Front End Without an Interstage SAW Filter 292
10.6 Highly Integrated GPS Front End for Cellular Applications in 90-nm CMOS 299
10.7 RX Front-End Performance Comparison 305
References 305
11 Digitally Enhanced Alternate Path Linearization of RF Receivers 309
Edward A.Keehr and Ali Hajimiri
11.1 Introduction 309
11.2 Adaptive Feedforward Error Cancellation 311
11.3 Architectural Concepts 313
11.4 Alternate Feedforward Path Block Design Considerations 320
11.5 Experimental Design of an Adaptively Linearized UMTS Receiver 331
11.6 Experimental Results of an Adaptively Linearized UMTS Receiver 336
11.7 Conclusions 341
References 343
III Transmitter Techniques 347
12 Linearity and Efficiency Strategies for Next-Generation Wireless Communications 349
Lawrence Larson, Peter Asbeck, and Donald Kimball
12.1 Introduction 349
12.2 Power Amplifier Function 349
12.3 Power Amplifier Efficiency Enhancement 354
12.4 Techniques for Linearity Enhancement 362
12.5 Conclusions 371
References 372
13 CMOS RF Power Amplifiers for Mobile Communications 377
Patrick Reynaert
13.1 Introduction 377
13.2 Challenges 378
13.3 Low Supply Voltage 378
13.4 Average Efficiency, Dynamic Range, and Linearity 381
13.5 Polar Modulation 386
13.6 Distortion in a Polar-Modulated Power Amplifier 390
13.7 Design and Implementation of a Polar-Modulated Power Amplifier 397
13.8 Conclusions 408
References 408
14 Digitally Assisted RF Architectures: Two Illustrative Designs 411
Joel L. Dawson
14.1 Introduction 411
14.2 Cartesian Feedback: The Analog Problem 412
14.3 Digital Assistance for Cartesian Feedback 416
14.4 Multipliers, Squarers, Mixers, and VGAs: The Analog Problem 427
14.5 Digital Assistance for Analog Multipliers 429
14.6 Summary 435
Appendix: Stability Analysis for Cartesian Feedback Systems 436
References 447
IV Digital Signal Processing for RF Transceivers 451
15 RF Impairment Compensation for Future Radio Systems 453
Mikko Valkama
15.1 Introduction and Motivation 453
15.2 Typical RF Impairments 454
15.3 Impairment Mitigation Principles 469
15.4 Case Studies in I/Q Imbalance Compensation 480
15.5 Conclusions 487
References 488
16 Techniques for the Analysis of Digital Bang-Bang PLLs 497
Nicola Da Dalt
16.1 Introduction 497
16.2 Digital Bang-Bang PLL Architecture 498
16.3 Analysis of the Nonlinear Dynamics of the BBPLL 499
16.4 Analysis of the BBPLL with Markov Chains 503
16.5 Linearization of the BBPLL 508
16.6 Comparison of Measurements and Models 526
References 531
17 Low-Power Spectrum Processors for Cognitive Radios 533
Joy Laskar and Kyutae Lim
17.1 Introduction 533
17.2 Paradigm Shift from SDR to CR 534
17.3 Challenge and Trends in RFIC/System 535
17.4 Analog Signal Processing 536
17.5 Spectrum Sensing 537
17.6 Multi-Resolution Spectrum Sensing 538
17.7 MRSS Performance 542
17.8 Conclusions 555
References 556
Index 557
