A low data rate FM-UWB transmitter with Δ-Σ based sub-carrier modulation and quasi-continuous frequency-locked loop

Bo Zhou*, Rui He, Jian Qiao, Jinghui Liu, Woogeun Rhee, Zhihua Wang

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Abstract

This paper describes the architecture and circuit design of a low data rate FM-UWB transmitter. A Δ-Σ fractional-N PLL with a multi-phase relaxation oscillator is designed to enable sub-carrier modulation with reduced quantization noise. The triangular waveform output of the relaxation oscillator directly modulates an LC VCO to have the UWB-compliant spectrum. The center frequency of the LC VCO is quasi-continuously tuned by a Δ-Σ DAC based frequency-locked loop with the power consumption of 1.1mW. The 3.43-4.03GHz FM-UWB transmitter implemented in 0.18μm CMOS consumes the total power of 9.6mW.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2010 IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference, A-SSCC 2010
Pages33-36
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event2010 6th IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference, A-SSCC 2010 - Beijing, China
Duration: 8 Nov 201010 Nov 2010

Publication series

Name2010 IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference, A-SSCC 2010

Conference

Conference2010 6th IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference, A-SSCC 2010
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period8/11/1010/11/10

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