应用于IEEE 802.11b无线局域网系统的2.4GHzCMOS单片收发机射频前端

实现了一个应用于IEEE 802.11b无线局域网系统的2.4GHz CMOS单片收发机射频前端,它的接收机和发射机都采用了性能优良的超外差结构.该射频前端由五个模块组成:低噪声放大器、下变频器、上变频器、末前级和LO缓冲器.除了下变频器的输出采用了开漏级输出外,各模块的输入、输出端都在片匹配到50Ω.该射频前端已经采用0.18μm CMOS工艺实现.当低噪声放大器和下变频器直接级联时,测量到的噪声系数约为5.2dB,功率增益为12.5dB,输入1dB压缩点约为-18dBm,输入三阶交调点约为-7dBm.当上变频器和末前级直接级联时,测量到的噪声系数约为12.4dB,功率增益约为23.8dB,输出1dB压缩点约为1.5dBm,输出三阶交调点约为16dBm.接收机射频前端和发射机射频前端都采用1.8V电源,消耗的电流分别为13.6和27.6mA.

A 2. 4GHz CMOS Monolithic Transceiver Front-End for IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN Applications

A 2. 4GHz CMOS monolithic transceiver front-end for IEEE 802. 11b wireless LAN applications is presented. The receiver and transmitter are both of superheterodyne structure for good system performance. The frontend consists of five blocks:low noise amplifier, down-converter, up-converter, pre-amplifier, and LO buffer. Their input/output impedance are all on-chip matched to 50 Ω except the down-converter which has open-drain outputs. The transceiver RF front-end has been implemented in a 0.18μm CMOS process. When the LNA and the down-converter are directly connected, the measured noise figure is 5.2dB, the measured available power gain 12. 5dB, the input 1 dB compression point -18dBm, and the third-order input intercept point -7dBm. The receiver front-end draws 13.6mA currents from the 1.8V power supply. When the up-converter and pre-amplifier are directly connected,the measured noise figure is 12.4dB,the power gain is 23. 8dB, the output 1dB compression point is 1.5dBm, and the third-order output intercept point is 16dBm. The transmitter consumes 27.6mA current from the 1.8V power supply.