Difference between revisions of "LTE-Advanced RF Front-end Design in 28nm CMOS Technology"
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==Short Description== | ==Short Description== | ||
In a transceiver IC, the analog front-end is the first circuit that processes the received | In a transceiver IC, the analog front-end is the first circuit that processes the received | ||
− | signal from the antenna. In modern transceiver ICs (e.g. for LTE application) the | + | signal from the antenna. In modern transceiver ICs (e.g. for LTE application) the front-end |
amplifies the signal prior to a direct downconversion to baseband. Both the amplification | amplifies the signal prior to a direct downconversion to baseband. Both the amplification | ||
and frequency conversion stage have to show a very low noise figure and have to be free | and frequency conversion stage have to show a very low noise figure and have to be free | ||
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technologies pose new challenges and offer new opportunities to the analog front-end | technologies pose new challenges and offer new opportunities to the analog front-end | ||
design. | design. | ||
− | In this work the analog front-end for the | + | In this work the analog front-end for the up-coming 5G standards will be implemented in |
− | a 28nm | + | a 28nm CMOS technology. Different topologies for the low-noise-amplifier (LNA) |
and the mixer (frequency translation circuit) shall be analyzed and compared. The most | and the mixer (frequency translation circuit) shall be analyzed and compared. The most | ||
promising will be implemented and verifed in the mentioned IC technology. | promising will be implemented and verifed in the mentioned IC technology. | ||
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===Status: Available === | ===Status: Available === | ||
: Looking for 1-2 Semester/Master students | : Looking for 1-2 Semester/Master students | ||
− | : Contact: [[:User: | + | : Contact: [[:User:burgert | Thomas Burger]] |
===Prerequisites=== | ===Prerequisites=== | ||
: Analog Integrated Circuits | : Analog Integrated Circuits |
Revision as of 16:39, 8 May 2017
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Short Description
In a transceiver IC, the analog front-end is the first circuit that processes the received signal from the antenna. In modern transceiver ICs (e.g. for LTE application) the front-end amplifies the signal prior to a direct downconversion to baseband. Both the amplification and frequency conversion stage have to show a very low noise figure and have to be free of harmonic distortion. As more and more digital functions are integrated on the transceiver IC, ultra-scaled digital CMOS starts offering big advantages in terms of area and power consumption. Those technologies pose new challenges and offer new opportunities to the analog front-end design. In this work the analog front-end for the up-coming 5G standards will be implemented in a 28nm CMOS technology. Different topologies for the low-noise-amplifier (LNA) and the mixer (frequency translation circuit) shall be analyzed and compared. The most promising will be implemented and verifed in the mentioned IC technology.
Status: Available
- Looking for 1-2 Semester/Master students
- Contact: Thomas Burger
Prerequisites
- Analog Integrated Circuits
- Communication Electronics (recommended)
Character
- 30% Theory
- 60% ASIC Design
- 10% Layout