Direct-Digital Modulation (DIDIMO) Transmitter with -156dBc/Hz Rx-Band Noise using FIR structure

Shuichi Fukuda; Shinji Miya; Miho Io; Koichi Hamashita; Bram Nauta

doi:10.1109/ESSCIRC.2012.6341254

Direct-Digital Modulation (DIDIMO) Transmitter with -156dBc/Hz Rx-Band Noise using FIR structure

Shuichi Fukuda, Shinji Miya, Miho Io, Koichi Hamashita, Bram Nauta

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Abstract

A direct-digital modulation (DIDIMO) transmitter employing 3-taps 10-bit Finite Impulse Response configuration is proposed and evaluated. FIR-DIDIMO provides simultaneous combination of D/A conversion, up-conversion, power control and also quantization noise filtering at arbitrary offset frequency from the carrier. This makes the circuit suitable for multistandard transmitters by eliminating the area-consuming analog baseband low-pass filter. Moreover it enables optimum RF noise shaping against various modes and bands requirement. The noise shape adjustment scheme is also detailed in this paper. Using a WCDMA signal, the transmitter achieves 81dB of power control range, EVM of less than 3% from -42dBm to +6.0dBm output power for band I operation with 568.32MHz sampling frequency. The RX band (190 MHz offset) noise floor achieves -156.3dBc/Hz measured with 291mW analog power consumption at +6.0dBm output. WCDMA band II and LTE 20M band1 performances are also demonstrated. The chip is designed and implemented with a low-power 0.13um 1.5V/3.3V CMOS process and the transmitter analog area measures 1.3mm2.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the European Solid-State Circuit Conference, ESSCIRC 2012
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	53-56
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4673-2212-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ESSCIRC.2012.6341254
Publication status	Published - 17 Sep 2012
Event	38th European Solid-State Circuit Conference, ESSCIRC 2012 - Bordeaux, France Duration: 17 Sep 2012 → 21 Sep 2012 Conference number: 38

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Publisher	IEEE Press
ISSN (Print)	1930-8833

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Conference	38th European Solid-State Circuit Conference, ESSCIRC 2012
Abbreviated title	ESSCIRC
Country	France
City	Bordeaux
Period	17/09/12 → 21/09/12

Keywords

EWI-23147
METIS-296343
IR-84553

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Fukuda, S, Miya, S, Io, M, Hamashita, K & Nauta, B 2012, Direct-Digital Modulation (DIDIMO) Transmitter with -156dBc/Hz Rx-Band Noise using FIR structure. in Proceedings of the European Solid-State Circuit Conference, ESSCIRC 2012. IEEE, Piscataway, pp. 53-56, 38th European Solid-State Circuit Conference, ESSCIRC 2012, Bordeaux, France, 17/09/12. https://doi.org/10.1109/ESSCIRC.2012.6341254

Direct-Digital Modulation (DIDIMO) Transmitter with -156dBc/Hz Rx-Band Noise using FIR structure. / Fukuda, Shuichi; Miya, Shinji; Io, Miho; Hamashita, Koichi; Nauta, Bram.

Proceedings of the European Solid-State Circuit Conference, ESSCIRC 2012. Piscataway : IEEE, 2012. p. 53-56.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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