A multiband LTE SAW-less modulator with −160dBc/Hz RX-band noise in 40nm LP CMOS

作者: Vito Giannini , Mark Ingels , Tomohiro Sano , Bjorn Debaillie , Jonathan Borremans

DOI: 10.1109/ISSCC.2011.5746360

关键词: TransmitterNoiseDuplexerOrthogonal frequency-division multiplexingAmplifierWiMAXSpread spectrumEngineeringElectronic engineeringCode division multiple accessElectrical engineering

摘要: In FDD cellular standards, the transmitter's out of-band noise leaks into receive band due to finite duplexer TX RX isolation. If this is not low enough, a SAW filter needed before Power Amplifier preserve sensitivity. Out-of-band also an important concern for coexistence of transmitters with standards like GPS, WLAN and/or WiMAX on same smart phone, very common scenario nowadays. The SAW-less RX-band challenge becomes even more acute in Long-Term Evolution (LTE) standard [1] where will need operate multiple bands, using wider channel bandwidths and higher Peak-to-Average Ratios (PAPR).

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