一种应用于GPS射频前端的低噪声混频器

为了克服混频器噪声对GPS接收机灵敏度造成的影响,设计了一种应用于GPS射频前端的低噪声混频器电路.采用自偏置缓冲级放大本振信号,有效地提高了电路性能.该混频器的转换增益为23 dB,噪声系数为4.55 dB,3阶交调点为-9.36 dBm,在1.57 GHz到1.6 GHz频段上,反射系数S11小于-15 dB,电路采用1.8 V电压供电;混频器核心电路静态工作电流1.2 mA,采用CMOS 0.18 μm工艺实现,芯片版图面积为160μm×360μm.     

一种高线性度低噪声下变频混频器

采用SMIC 0.18 μm RF CMOS工艺,设计了一种高线性度、低噪声下变频混频器。通过分析跨导级电流3阶展开项系数,优化跨导级偏置电压,在跨导级与开关级之间增加谐振频率为射频信号频率的LC并联谐振电路,在提高电路线性度的同时优化了信噪比。后仿真结果表明,在射频频率为1.575 GHz,本振频率为1.571 GHz,中频频率为4 MHz时,本振功率为0 dBm,电压转换增益为19.22 dB,输入3阶交调点为21.93 dBm,单边带噪声系数为11.74 dB。混频器工作电压为1.8 V,功耗为3.66 mW,核心电路版图面积为0.207 5 mm²。     

一种基于130 nm CMOS工艺的K波段混频器

基于130 nm CMOS工艺,设计了工作于K波段的双平衡下变频混频器。在传统吉尔伯特单元基础上采用电流复用注入结构,减小了开关级的偏置电流,提升了开关性能。在开关级源端引入谐振电感,消除了开关共源节点处的寄生电容,抑制了射频信号的泄露,提高了增益,减小了噪声。仿真结果表明,输入射频信号为24 GHz,本振信号为24.5 GHz,本振输入功率为-3 dBm时,该混频器的转换增益为25.8 dB,单边带噪声系数为6.4 dB,输入3阶互调截点为-8.6 dBm。     

一种低电压、低噪声、高增益CMOS折叠式混频器

针对IEEE802.154协议设计了一种工作于2.44GHz的900mV低电压、低噪声、高增益CMOS折叠式混频器,并在混频器的开关级共源节点引入LC回路吸收寄生电容,进一步提高了混频器的主要性能.在chartered0.18tanCMOS工艺下采用SpectreRF进行仿真,仿真结果表明:该混频器的转换增益高达18.6dB,单边带噪声系数(SSB NF)仅为7.15dB,输入/输出三阶截断点(IIP3/OIP3)为-8.77/9.88dBm,功耗为52mW.     

一种基于0.18-μm CMOS 工艺的超宽频带分布式无源栅注入混频器

本文介绍了一种基于0.18-μm CMOS 工艺的宽带无源分布式栅注入混频器。通过采用分布式拓扑结构,该混频器具有很宽的工作频带;中频输出端口使用了一个4阶低通滤波器,从而极大地提高端口之间的隔离度。此外,文中还分析了混频器的阻抗匹配与转换损耗。测试表明：该混频器在3GHz到40GHz频率范围工作时的转换损耗为 9.4 ~ 17 dB,零直流功耗,其芯片面积为0.78 mm2。在射频频率为23GHz固定中频频率为500MHz时的输入参考1dB压缩点大于4dBm。在整个工作频带内,其射频到本振端口、射频到中频端口及本振到中频端口的隔离度分别大于21dB, 38dB,45dB。该混频器适用于WLAN,UWB,Wi-Max,车载雷达系统和其它毫米波射频的相关应用。     

用于便携式GPS接收机中的5.4mW低噪声高增益CMOS射频前端电路设计

设计了应用于便携式GPS接收机射频前端中的CMOS低噪声放大器和正交混频器. 该电路中的低噪声放大器采用带源端电感负反馈的输入级,并引入功耗约束下的噪声和输入同时匹配技术. 正交混频器基于吉尔伯特单元. 电路采用TSMC 0.18μm RF CMOS工艺实现,总的电压转换增益为35dB,级联噪声系数为2.4dB,输入1dB压缩点为-22dBm,输入匹配良好,输入回损为-22.3dB, 在1.8V电压供电下,整个全差分电路功耗为5.4mW.     

用于便携式GPS接收机中的5.4mW低噪声高增益CMOS射频前端电路设计

设计了应用于便携式GPS接收机射频前端中的CMOS低噪声放大器和正交混频器.该电路中的低噪声放大器采用带源端电感负反馈的输入级,并引入功耗约束下的噪声和输入同时匹配技术.正交混频器基于吉尔伯特单元.电路采用TSMC 0.18μm RFCMOS工艺实现,总的电压转换增益为35dB,级联噪声系数为2.4dB,输入ldB压缩点为-22dBm,输入匹配良好,输入回损为-22.3dB,在1.8V电压供电下,整个全差分电路功耗为5.4mW.     

采用ADS的CMOS双平衡混频器设计

分析了Gilbert结构有源双平衡混频器的工作机理,以及混频器的转换增益、线性度与跨导、CMOS沟道尺寸等相关电路参数间的关系,并据此使用ADS软件进行设计及优化。在采用TSMC 0.25μm CMOS工艺,射频信号为2.5GHz,本振信号为2.25GHz、中频信号为250MHz时,2.5V工作电压的情况下仿真得到的转换增益为10.975dB,单边带噪声系数为9.09dB,1dB压缩点为1.2dBm,输出三阶交调截止点为11.354dBm,功耗为20mW。     

一种基于0.18-μm CMOS工艺的新型超宽频带毫米波混频器设计与分析

本文提出了一种超宽频带毫米波混频器电路.混频器采用分布式拓扑结构和中频功率合成技术,具有宽带宽和高转换增益.该混频器采用TSMC 0.18-μm CMOS工艺设计并制造,芯片总面积为1.67mm².测试结果表明:混频器工作频率从8GHz到40GHz,中频频率为2.5GHz时的转换增益为-0.2dB至4dB,其本振到中频端口和射频到中频端口间的隔离度均大于50dB.整个电路的直流功耗小于32mW.     

一种应用于LTE直接变频无声表滤波器接收机的1.2-V CMOS前端设计

本文提出了一种应用于LTE直接变频接收机的CMOS射频前端电路。电路由低噪声跨导放大器（LNA）,电流型无源混频器和跨阻运算放大器（TIA）组成,该结构对于LTE多频带应用具有高集成,高线性,并实现简单的频率配置。电路采用多个电流舵跨导级实现了大的可变增益控制范围。电流型无源混频器采用25%占空比本振改善了电路增益、噪声和线性性能。为了抑制带外干扰,采用直接耦合电流输入滤波器。该射频前端电路采用0.13-μm CMOS工艺设计制造。测试结果表明电路在2.3GHz到2.7GHz工作频率范围,具有45dB电压转换增益,噪声系数为2.7dB,IIP3为-7dBm以及校准后的IIP2为 60dBm。电路采用1.2V单电压供电,整个电路工作电流为40mA。     

Resolution Enhancement Technology:Integrated Process Solutions using OPC

DUV lithography, using the 248 nm wavelength, is a viable manufacturing option for devices with features at 130 nm and less. Given the low kl value of the lithography, integrated process development is a necessary method for achieving acceptable process latitude. The application of assist features for rule based OPC requires the simultaneous optimization of the mask, illumination optics and the resist.Described in this paper are the details involved in optimizing each of these aspects for line and space imaging.A reference pitch is first chosen to determine how the optics will be set. The ideal sigma setting is determined by a simple geometrically derived expression. The inner and outer machine settings are determined, in turn,with the simulation of a figure of merit. The maximum value of the response surface of this FOM occurs at the optimal sigma settings. Experimental confirmation of this is shown in the paper.Assist features are used to modify the aerial image of the more isolated images on the mask. The effect that the diffraction of the scattering bars (SBs) has on the image intensity distribution is explained. Rules for determining the size and placement of SBs are also given.Resist is optimized for use with off-axis illumination and assist features. A general explanation of the material' s effect is discussed along with the affect on the through-pitch bias. The paper culminates with the showing of the lithographic results from the fully optimized system.     

Cost-effective test solutions for smart card and other integrated flash applications

From its emergence in the late 1980s as a lower cost alternative to early EEPROM technologies, flash memory has evolved to higher densities and speedsand rapidly growing acceptance in mobile applications.In the process, flash memory devices have placed increased test requirements on manufacturers. Today, as flash device test grows in importance in China, manufacturers face growing pressure for reduced cost-oftest, increased throughput and greater return on investment for test equipment. At the same time, the move to integrated flash packages for contactless smart card applications adds a significant further challenge to manufacturers seeking rapid, low-cost test.     

Theoretical analysis of the relationship between the Brillouin gain coefficient and the strain in the optical-fiber sensors

The relation between the power of the Brillouin signal and the strain is one of the bases of the distributed fiber sensors of temperature and strain. The coefficient of the Bfillouin gain can be changed by the temperature and the strain that will affect the power of the Brillouin scattering. The relation between the change of the Brillouin gain coefficient and the strain is thought to be linear by many researchers. However, it is not always linear based on the theoretical analysis and numerical simulation. Therefore, errors will be caused if the relation between the change of the Brillouin gain coefficient and the strain is regarded as to be linear approximately for measuring the temperature and the strain. For this reason, the influence of the parameters on the Brillouin gain coefficient is proposed through theoretical analysis and numerical simulation.     

An improved parallel thinning algorithm with two subiterations

The parallel thinning algorithm with two subiterations is improved in this paper. By analyzing the notions of connected components and passes, a conclusion is drawn that the number of passes and the number of eight-connected components are equal. Then the expression of the number of eight-connected components is obtained which replaces the old one in the algorithm. And a reserving condition is proposed by experiments, which alleviates the excess deletion where a diagonal line and a beeline intersect. The experimental results demonstrate that the thinned curve is almost located in the middle of the original curve connectivelv with single pixel width and the processing speed is high.     

Novel fiber-optical interferometer with miniaturized probe for in-hole measurements

Today, micro-system technology and the development of new MEMS （Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems） are emerging rapidly. In order for this development to become a success in the long run, measurement systems have to ensure product quality. Most often, MEMS have to be tested by means of functionality or destructive tests. One reason for this is that there are no suitable systems or sensing probes available which can be used for the measurement of quasi inaccessible features like small holes or cavities. We present a measurement system that could be used for these kinds of measurements. The system combines a fiber optical, miniaturized sensing probe with low-coherence interferometry, so that absolute distance measurements with nanometer accuracy are possible.     

Study of waveguide coupling efficiency in hybrid silicon lasers

This paper presents a new method to increase the waveguide coupling efficiency in hybrid silicon lasers. We find that the propagation constant of the InGaAsP emitting layer can be equal to that of the Si resonant layer through improving the design size of the InP waveguide. The coupling power achieves 42% of the total power in the hybrid lasers when the thickness of the bonding layer is 100 nm. Our result is very close to 50% of the total power reported by Intel when the thickness of the thin bonding layer is less than 5 nm. Therefore, our invariable coupling power technique is simpler than Intel＇s.     

Teleportation of an arbitrary unknown N-qubit entangled state under the controlling of M controllers

A new quantum protocol to teleport an arbitrary unknown N-qubit entangled state from a sender to a fixed receiver under M controllers(M < N) is proposed. The quantum resources required are M non-maximally entangled Greenberger-Home-Zeilinger (GHZ) state and N-M non-maximally entangled Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) pairs. The sender performs N generalized Bell-state measurements on the 2N particles. Controllers take M single-particle measurement along x-axis, and the receiver needs to introduce one auxiliary two-level particle to extract quantum information probabilistically with the fidelity unit if controllers cooperate with it.     

Diode-end-pumped Nd:YVO4/LBO lasers with 4.2W continuous-wave output at 457 nm

A continuous-wave (CW) 457 nm blue laser operating at the power of 4.2 W is demonstrated by using a fiber coupled laser diode module pumped Nd: YVO4 and using LBO as the intra-cavity SHG crystal With the optimization of laser cavity and crystal parameters, the laser operates at a very high efficiency. When the pumping power is about 31 W, the output at 457nm reaches 4.2 W, and the optical to optical conversion efficiency is about 13.5% accordingly. The stability of the out putpower is better than 1.2% for 8 h continuously working.     

A rigorous proof of MIMO channel capacity’s increase with antenna number

It is well known that adding more antennas at the transmitter or at the receiver may offer larger channel capacity in the multiple-input multiple-output（MIMO） communication systems. In this letter, a simple proof is presented for the fact that the channel capacity increases with an increase in the number of receiving antennas. The proof is based on the famous capacity formula of Foschini and Gans with matrix theory.     

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正Wireless Body-area Networks The last decade has witnessed the convergence of three giant worlds:electronics,computer science and telecommunications.The next decade should follow this convergence in most of our activities with the generalization of sensor networks.In particular with the progress in medicine,people live longer and the aging of population will push the development of wireless personal networks