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A RF Frong-End CMOS Transceiver for 2㎓ Dual-Band Applications

  • Youn, Yong-Sik (Electronics and Telectommunications Research Institute(ETRI)) ;
  • Kim, Nam-Soo (Electronics and Telectommunications Research Institute(ETRI)) ;
  • Chang, Jae-Hong (Electronics and Telectommunications Research Institute(ETRI)) ;
  • Lee, Young-Jae (Hynix semiconductor) ;
  • Yu, Hyun-Kyu (Electronics and Telectommunications Research Institute(ETRI))
  • Published : 2002.06.01
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Abstract

This paper describes RF front-end transceiver chipset for the dual-mode operation of PCS-Korea and IMT-2000. The transceiver chipset has been implemented in a $0.25\mutextrm{m}$ single-poly five-metal CMOS technology. The receiver IC consists of a LNA and a down-mixer, and the transmitter IC integrates an up-mixer. Measurements show that the transceiver chipset covers the wide RF range from 1.8GHz for PCS-Korea to 2.1GHz for IMT-2000. The LNA has 2.8~3.1dB NF, 14~13dB gain and 5~4dBm IIP3. The down mixer has 15.5~16.0dB NF, 15~13dB power conversion gain and 2~0dBm IIP3. The up mixer has 0~2dB power conversion gain and 6~3dBm OIP3. With a single 3.0V power supply, the LNA, down-mixer, and up-mixer consume 6mA, 30mA, and 25mA, respectively.

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