• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
• /
• v.15 no.2
• /
• pp.194-201
• /
• 2015

A frequency modulated ultra-wideband (FM-UWB) transmitter with a high-robust relaxation oscillator for subcarrier generation and a dual-path Ring VCO for RF FM is proposed, featuring low power and low complexity. A prototype 3.65-4.25 GHz FM-UWB transceiver employing the presented transmitter is fabricated in $0.18{\mu}m$ CMOS for short-range wireless data transmission. Experimental results show a bit error rate (BER) of $10^{-6}$ at a data rate of 12.5 kb/s with a communication distance of 60 cm is achieved and the power dissipation of 4.3 mW for the proposed transmitter is observed from a 1.8 V supply.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
• /
• v.57 no.5
• /
• pp.889-895
• /
• 2008

In this paper a Fractional-N frequency synthesizer is designed for UHF RFID readers. It satisfies the ISO/IEC frequency band($860{\sim}960MHz$) and is also applicable to mobile RFID readers. A VCO is designed to operate at 1.8GHz band such that the LO pulling effect is minimized. The 900MHz differential I/Q LO signals are obtained by dividing the differential signal from an integrated 1.8GHz VCO. It is designed using a $0.18{\mu}m$ RF CMOS process. The measured results show that the designed circuit has a phase noise of -103dBc/Hz at 100KHz offset and consumes 9mA from a 1.8V supply. The channel switching time of $10{\mu}s$ over 5MHz transition have been achieved, and the chip size including PADs is $1.8{\times}0.99mm^2$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
• /
• 2012.10a
• /
• pp.815-817
• /
• 2012

본 논문에서는 차량 충돌 예방 레이더 시스템-온-칩용 77GHz 고주파 전단부(RF front-end)를 제안한다. 이러한 고주파 전단부는 77GHz의 동작주파수를 가진 저 잡음 증폭기와 고주파 전력 증폭기로 구성된다. 이러한 회로는 TSMC $0.13{\mu}m$ 혼성신호/고주파 CMOS 공정 ($f_T/f_{MAX}=120/140GHz$)으로 설계되어 있다. 저잡음 증폭기의 경우 전압이득이 36dB로 최근 발표된 연구결과 중 가장 우수한 수치를 보였다. 전력 증폭기는 포화전력과 출력 $P_{1dB}$이 18dBm과 15dBm으로 기존 연구결과 중 가장 우수한 결과를 각각 보였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
• /
• 2013.05a
• /
• pp.766-767
• /
• 2013

본 논문에서는 차량 충돌 예방 레이더 시스템-온-칩용 24GHz 믹서(Mixer)를 제안한다. 이러한 회로는 24GHz의 동작주파수를 가지며, Gilbert 셀 구조로 구성된다. 이러한 회로는 TSMC $0.13{\mu}m$ 혼성신호/고주파 CMOS 공정 ($f_T/f_{MAX}=120/140GHz$)으로 설계되어 있다. 제안한 회로는 10.96dB의 변환이득으로 최근 발표된 연구결과 중 가장 우수한 수치를 보였다. 또한 7.62dBm의 우수한 IIP3의 특성과 -43.64dB의 입력/출력 반사손실 (S11/S22) 및 -49.3dB의 LO-RF간 격리 특성 (S12)으로 기존 연구결과 중 가장 우수한 결과를 각각 보였다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
• /
• v.16 no.1
• /
• pp.83-87
• /
• 2003

In the present paper we suggested a parallel branch structure of aluminum spiral inductor for the use of RF integrated circuit at 1∼3 GHz. The inductor was implemented on p-type silicon wafer (5∼15Ω-cm) under the standard CMOS process and it showed a enhanced qualify(Q) factor by more than 10 % with no degradation of inductance. The effect of the structure modification on the Q factor and the inductance was scrutinized comparing with conventional spital inductors

• Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
• /
• v.2 no.1
• /
• pp.11-14
• /
• 2003

The high Q(quality factor) suspended spiral inductors were fabricated on the silicon substrate by 3D surface micromachined process. The integration of 2.4GHz VCO has been performed by fabricating suspended spiral inductor of the top of CMOS VCO circuit. The phase noise of VCO integrated MEMS inductor is 93.5 dBc/Hz at 100kHz of offset frequency.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
• /
• 2006.06a
• /
• pp.613-614
• /
• 2006

In this paper, BSIM4's IIR(Intrinsic Input Resistance) model that has a difficulty to predict $Z_{11}$ exactly is investigated by analyzing S-parameter measurement. Then a BSIM4 macro model for 70nm RF MOSFETs is proposed. That model uses external effective gate resistance which is composed of R and parallel RC. Comparison between simulation results using proposed model and IIR model is shown. The proposed model shows a better agreement between measured and simulated results up to 20GHz.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
• /
• 2006.06a
• /
• pp.669-670
• /
• 2006

This paper describes the functions and design technology of the T-DMB (Terrestrial Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) receiver. T-DMB is a novel broadcasting media that can provide high-quality video and audio services. In this paper, we will describe the VLSI implementation of RF, Baseband and Multimedia Chip for T-DMB Receiver. The designed DMB SoC has low power consumption and has been implemented using a standard-cell library in 0.18um CMOS technology.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
• /
• 2006.06a
• /
• pp.539-540
• /
• 2006

The dependence of cutoff frequency and maximum oscillation frequency of $0.13{\mu}m$ CMOS transistors on layout parameters such as the unit gate width and gate finger number is measured and analyzed in this paper. This information will be very useful for high performance RF IC design.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
• /
• 2013.10a
• /
• pp.708-709
• /
• 2013

본 논문에서는 차량 충돌 예방 레이더 시스템-온-칩용 24GHz 믹서(Mixer)를 제안한다. 이러한 회로는 24GHz의 동작주파수를 가지며, Gilbert 셀 구조로 구성된다. 이러한 회로는 TSMC $0.13{\mu}m$ 혼성신호/고주파 CMOS 공정 ($f_T/f_{MAX}=120/140GHz$)으로 설계되어 있다. 제안한 회로는 10.96dB의 변환이득으로 최근 발표된 연구결과 중 가장 우수한 수치를 보였다. 또한 7.62dBm의 우수한 IIP3의 특성과 -43.64dB의 입력/출력 반사손실 (S11/S22) 및 -49.3dB의 LO-RF간 격리 특성 (S12)으로 기존 연구결과 중 가장 우수한 결과를 각각 보였다.