Nanoscale RF CMOS transceiver design

Abstract

This thesis provides guidelines for low-power (LP) RFIC design, focusing on low-noise amplifier (LNA) design, by implementing, measuring, characterizing, and modeling a 90 nm CMOS LP process, from DC to RF. De-embedding is applied to RF and noise measurements in order to remove parasitics inserted from pads and interconnect lines from the device-under-test (DUT).Model parameters essential for circuit design, e.g., excess noise factor, γ, and thermal noise parameter, δ, are verified with measurements for the first time, for various channel lengths over the channel inversion level. The optimum bias point for noise matching is obtained close to moderate inversion (M.I.) and is shown to be shifted to inversion levels within the M.I. region, as channel length decreases.Small signal characterization and modeling of active devices is performed and conventional as well as more complex figures of Merit (FoMs), recently proposed, such as transconductance frequency product, are examined. Measurem ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/35231
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/35231
ND
35231
Alternative title
Σχεδίαση RF CMOS πομποδεκτών σε νανο-κλίμακα
Author
Antonopoulos, Angelos (Father's name: Konstantinos)
Date
2014
Degree Grantor
Technical University of Crete (TUC)
Committee members
Μπούχερ Ματτίας
Παπανάνος Ιωάννης
Enz Christian
Μπλέτσας Άγγελος
Μπίρμπας Αλέξιος
Βλάσσης Σπύρος
Schroter Michael
Discipline
Engineering and Technology
Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
Keywords
Transceivers design
Country
Greece
Language
English
Description
158 σ., im., tbls., fig., ch.
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