Nguyen C., Miao M. Design of CMOS RFIC ultra-wideband impulse transmitters and receivers

Springer International Publishing AG, 2017. — 118 p. — (Springer Briefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering).Silicon-based Complementary-Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) RFICs plays a dominant role in realizing miniature low-cost and low-power consumption single-chip RF systems, which are particularly essential for portable or hand-held implementations. CMOS single-chip RFIC transmitters and receivers are especially needed for advanced miniature UWB impulse systems. This book is devoted to the design of CMOS RFIC UWB impulse transmitters and receivers and their components for UWB impulse systems. Specifically, it addresses three main topics of UWB impulse transmitters and receivers: CMOS UWB transmitter design, CMOS UWB receiver design, and UWB uniplanar antenna design. The book also describes the actual design, simulation, fabrication and measurement of these subsystems, which can readily be integrated together to realize UWB impulse systems for potential applications in communications and sensing. The book is useful for engineers, physicists, and graduate students who work in radar, sensor, and communication systems as well as those involved in the design of RF circuits and systems. It is our sincere hope that the book can serve not only as a reference for the development of UWB systems and components, but also for possible generation of innovative ideas that can benefit many existing sensing and communication applications or be implemented for other new applications.