• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2009

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an automatic identification method. Information such as identification, logistics history, and specification of products are written and stored into the memory of RFID tags (that is, transponders), and retrieved through RF communication between RFID reader device and RFID tags. RFID systems have been applied to many fields of transportation, industry, logistics, environment, etc in order to improve business efficiency and reduce maintenance cost as well. Recently, some research results are announced in which RFID devices are combined with other sensors for mobile robot localization. In this paper, design of multi-protocol baseband for RFID reader device is proposed, and the baseband modem is implemented into SoC (System On a Chip). The baseband modem SoC for multi-protocol RFID reader is composed of several IP (Intellectual Property) blocks such as multi-protocol blocks, CPU, UART(Universal Asynchronous Receiver and Transmitter), memory, etc. As a result, the SoC implemented with FPGA(Field Programmable Gate Array) is applied to real product. It is shown that the size of RFID Reader module designed with the FPGA becomes smaller, and the SoC chip price for the same function becomes cheap. In addition, operation performance could be the same or better than that of the product with no SoC applied.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제18권12호
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• pp.1547-1554
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• 2015

Because there are numerous near field communication (NFC) technical standards and each standard has an independent communication protocol, an NFC software for controlling the protocols are significantly complicated. Especially, the anticollision algorithm for establishing the initial communication connection is classified into bit-oriented or time slot method according to the technical standards. Moreover, the anticollision algorithm is generally manipulated in software because of its complexity. In addition, since one host processor is shared by multiple modems in a connectivity SoC, embedding several communication modems with an NFC modem, the spare computing resources can be utilized for other modems by reducing the software cost to control the NFC modem. In this paper, we propose new design methods of the NFC modem for supporting anticollision, framing and bit rate detection in the hardware to reduce the software overhead. Therefore, the utilization of the NFC technology is enhanced in the connectivity SoC by minimizing the cost of software.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.70-76
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• 2011

This paper presents the unified user equipment (UE) baseband modulation and demodulation (modem) hardware platform architecture to support multiple radio access technologies. In particular, this platform selectively supports two systems; one is HEDGE system, which is the combination of third generation partnership project (3GPP) Release 7 high speed packet access evolution (HSPA+) and global system for mobile communication (GSM)/general packet radio service (GPRS)/enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE), while the other is LEDGE system, which is the combination of 3GPP Release 8 long term evolution (LTE) and GSM/GPRS/EDGE. This is done by applying the flexible pin multiplexing scheme to a hardwired pin mapping process. On the other hand, to provide stable connection, high portability, and high debugging ability, the stacking structure is employed. Here, a layered board architecture grouped by functional classifications is applied instead of the conventional one flatten board. Based on this proposed configuration, we provide a framework for the verification step in wireless cellular communications. Also, modem function/scenario test and inter-operability test with various base station equipments are verified by system requirements and scenarios.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제34권8C호
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• pp.806-813
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• 2009

본 논문은 고속 무선 통신을 위한 모뎀 설계에 관한 것이다. 고속 통신을 위한 기술에는 여러 가지가 있는데, 그 중 넓은 주파수를 사용하고 여타 서비스에 주파수 간섭을 일으키지 않는 기술인 MB-OFDM (Multi-Band Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) 방식의 UWB (Ultra-Wideband) 모뎀의 SoC (System-on-Chip) 칩을 설계하였다. 개발된 모뎀 SoC 칩의 기저대역 시스템은 WiMedia에서 정의한 표준안을 따라서 설계되었다. 설계된 SoC 칩은 코어 부분인 FFT/lFFT (Fast Fourier Transform/lnverse Fast Fourier Transform), 송신부, 심볼동기 및 주파수 오프셋 추정부, 비터비 디코더, 그리고 기타 수신부등으로 구성되어 있다. 반도체 공정은 90nm CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) 공정을 사용하였고, 칩 사이즈는 약 5mm x 5mm 이다. 2009년 7월 20일에 fab-out되었다.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.69-77
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• 2002

본 논문에서는 캐쉬를 지원하는 ARM940T, TeakLite DSP 코어 그리고 다른 주변 블록이 내장된 0.18㎛ CMOS 공정기술을 적용한 CDMA2000 lx를 지원하는 이동국 모뎀 칩 구현에 대하여 기술한다. 또한 구현 칩을 효율적으로 검증할 수 있는 고유한 검증 방법론과 구현된 칩이 에뮬레이션용 프로세서로 활용될 수 있는 방법을 보인다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제33권6C호
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• pp.498-504
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 OFDM 통신 시스템을 위한 효율적인 신호처리 하드웨어 플랫폼을 제안한다. 하드웨어 플랫폼은 신호처리자원으로 한 개의 FPGA와 8,000 MIPS의 성능을 갖는 두 개의 DSP 프로세서를 내장하고 있으며, 최대 125 MHz의 샘플링 속도를 지원하는 두 채널의 AD와 DA 변환기를 내장하고 있다. 또한, 유연한 데이터 버스 구조로 설계되어 OFDM 통신 시스템을 위한 다양한 신호처리 알고리즘을 하드웨어로 구현하여 실험적으로 검증할 수 있다. 개발된 신호처리 하드웨어 플랫폼을 이용하여 IEEE 802.16 OFDM 소프트웨어 모뎀을 실시간 처리 가능하도록 구현하여, 개발된 신호처리 하드웨어 플랫폼의 효율성을 검증하였다.