A 2.4-GHz low-power low-IF receiver and direct-conversion transmitter in 0.18-μm CMOS for IEEE 802.15.4 WPAN applications

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 682-689

  Nam, Ilku ^a,b,c,d   Choi, Kyudon ^b,e   Lee, Joonhee ^a,b   Cha, Hyouk Kyu ^a,b   Seo, Bo Ik ^a,b   Kwon, Kuduck ^b   Lee, Kwyro ^a,b,f  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ^*

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c Micro Information and Communication Remote Object Oriented Systems Research Center   (South Korea)

^d Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^e Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

^f LG Electronics Inc   (South Korea)

Author keywords

2.4 GHz; CMOS; Low power; Low rate; Receiver; RF; Transmitter; Vertical NPN (V NPN); Wireless personal area network (WPAN)

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

DIRECT CONVERSION TRANSMITTERS (DCT); LOCAL OSCILLATOR LEAKAGE; VERTICAL NPN (V-NPN); WIRELESS PERSONAL AREA NETWORK (WPAN);

TRANSMITTERS;

EID: 34147176053     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2007.893646     Document Type: Article

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