Innovative transceiver approaches for low-power near-field and far-field applications

Wireless;Transceiver;Radar;Low-power;Wide-band;Millimeter-wave;System on chip;Remote sensing;Phased-array;Implantable Medical Devices;Near-field;Communications;Space-based transceivers;SiGe;BiCMOS;CMOS;Integrated circuits;RF;Radiation effects;Total ionizing dose;High-altitude;Transcutaneous telemetry;Data telemetry;low-voltage;Low noise Amplifier;X-band;K-band;Ku-band;W-band;Impulse radio;Ultra wideband;Inductive link

Inanlou, Farzad Michael-David ; Cressler, John D. Electrical and Computer Engineering Ghovanloo, Maysam Papapolymerou, John Shen, Shyh-Chiang Hertling, David R Garmesatani, Hamid ; Cressler, John D.

University:Georgia Institute of Technology

Department:Electrical and Computer Engineering

关键词: Wireless;    Transceiver;    Radar;    Low-power;    Wide-band;    Millimeter-wave;    System on chip;    Remote sensing;    Phased-array;    Implantable Medical Devices;    Near-field;    Communications;    Space-based transceivers;    SiGe;    BiCMOS;    CMOS;    Integrated circuits;    RF;    Radiation effects;    Total ionizing dose;    High-altitude;    Transcutaneous telemetry;    Data telemetry;    low-voltage;    Low noise Amplifier;    X-band;    K-band;    Ku-band;    W-band;    Impulse radio;    Ultra wideband;    Inductive link;   

Others  :  https://smartech.gatech.edu/bitstream/1853/52245/1/INANLOU-DISSERTATION-2014.pdf

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来源: SMARTech Repository

【 摘 要 】

Wireless operation, near-field or far-field, is a core functionality of any mobile or autonomous system. These systems are battery operated or most often utilize energy scavenging as a means of power generation. Limited access to power, expected long and uninterrupted operation, and constrained physical parameters (e.g. weight and size), which limit overall power harvesting capabilities, are factors that outline the importance for innovative low-power approaches and designs in advanced low-power wireless applications. Low-power approaches become especially important for the wireless transceiver, the block in charge of wireless/remote functionality of the system, as this block is usually the most power hungry component in an integrated system-on-chip (SoC). Three such advanced applications with stringent power requirements are examined including space-based exploratory remote sensing probes and their associated radiation effects, millimeter-wave phased-array radar for high-altitude tactical and geological imaging, and implantable biomedical devices (IMDs), leading to the proposal and implementation of low-power wireless solutions for these applications in SiGe BiCMOS and CMOS and platforms.