A low power RF front-end for L1/E1 GPS/Galileo and GLONASS signals in CMOS 65nm technology

2011 International Conference on Localization and GNSS, ICL-GNSS 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 7-12

  Rivela, G ^a   Scavini, P ^a   Grasso, D ^a   Castro, M ^a   Calcagno, A ^a   Avellone, G ^a   Di Mauro, A ^a   Cali, G ^a   Scaccianoce, S ^a  

^a STMICROELECTRONICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Galileo; GLONASS; GNSS receiver; GPS; low IF receivers

Indexed keywords

65NM CMOS TECHNOLOGY; 65NM TECHNOLOGY; ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTERS; AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL; BASE BANDS; DIE AREA; EXTERNAL COMPONENTS; EXTERNAL VOLTAGES; FREQUENCY REFERENCE; GALILEO; GLONASS; GNSS RECEIVERS; IF FILTERS; INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCIES; LOW DROPOUT REGULATOR; LOW POWER RF; LOW-IF RECEIVERS; RF SIGNAL;

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; CRYSTAL OSCILLATORS; GAIN CONTROL; LOW NOISE AMPLIFIERS; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

SATELLITE NAVIGATION AIDS;

EID: 80051999597     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICL-GNSS.2011.5955260     Document Type: Conference Paper

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