Single-chip CMOS pulse generator for UWB systems

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1551-1561

  Smaïni, Lydi ^a,b   Tinella, Carlo ^c   Hélal, Didier ^a,b   Stoecklin, Claude ^b   Chabert, Laurent ^c   Devaucelle, Christophe ^b   Cattenoz, Régis ^b   Rinaldi, Nils ^b   Belot, Didier ^c  

^a IEEE   (Switzerland)

^b STMICROELECTRONICS   (Italy)

^c STMICROELECTRONICS   (France)

Author keywords

Binary phase shift keying (BPSK); CMOS technology; Impulse radio; Polarity modulation; Position modulation; PPM; Pulse generator; Ultra wideband

Indexed keywords

BINARY PHASE SHIFT KEYING (BPSK); CMOS TECHNOLOGY; IMPULSE RADIO; POLARITY MODULATION; POSITION MODULATION; PULSE GENERATOR; ULTRA-WIDEBAND;

DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MODULATION; POWER GENERATION; PULSE GENERATORS; PULSE SHAPING CIRCUITS; RADIO RECEIVERS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 33746339963     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2006.873896     Document Type: Conference Paper

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