Number of hours
- Lectures 8
ECTS
ECTS 0,75
Goal(s)
The need for wireless devices with improved battery life, smaller form factor, and reduced cost is driving research towards flexible RF Front-End Modules (FEM) with a high integration level to efficiently afford multimode multi-band requirements. Today’s RF FEM are mostly addressed by multiple modules using a large set of technologies which lead to large and costly solutions. As the push for further cost and size reduction goes on, many research activities and industrial efforts are currently on going to improve RF FEM integration level by introducing new technologies and design techniques. The proposed teaching module will provide an overview of technologies and advanced design techniques for the implementation of high performance tunable RF building blocks and RF FEM.
Responsible(s)
Alexandre Giry (alexandre.giry@cea.fr)
Content(s)
Design and analysis of reconfigurable RF circuits (PA, Filter,…) and RF FEM
Topics Include
- RF FEM and PA architectures
- Technologies for tunable RF design
- Tunable PA architecture and design
- Tunable RF Filter architecture and design
- Tunable matching design
- Antenna tuning
Test
The exam is given in English only
1 written exam, 1 hour [to be confirmed or modified]
Final mark= 1 (exam)
Bibliography
[1] Walsh, K., J. Johnson.,“3G/4G Multimode Cellular Front End Challenges - Part 2: Architecture Discussion”, RFMD White Paper, February 2009. Available at http://www.rfmd.com/
[2] Cheng, Nick; Young, J.P., "Challenges and Requirements of Multimode Multiband Power Amplifiers for Mobile Applications," Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Symposium (CSICS), 2011 IEEE , pp.1,4, 16-19 Oct. 2011
[3] B. Kim, D. Kang, D. Kim, Y. Cho, J. Kim, “Reconfigurable Power Amplifiers for Handset Applications”, October 2010, Available at www.postech.ac.kr
[4] Ali, F.; Lourandakis, E.; Gloeckler, R.; Abt, K.; Fischer, G.; Weigel, R., "Tunable multiband power amplifier using thin-film BST varactors for 4G handheld applications," Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS), 2010 IEEE , vol., no., pp.236,239, 10-14 Jan. 2010
[5] Fukuda, A.; Okazaki, H.; Narahashi, S.; Hirota, T.; Yamao, Y., "A 900/1500/2000-MHz triple-band reconfigurable power amplifier employing RF-MEMS switches," Microwave Symposium Digest, 2005 IEEE MTT-S International , vol., no., pp.4 pp.,, 12-17 June 2005
[6] Whatley, R.; Ranta, T.; Kelly, D., "CMOS based Tunable Matching Networks for cellular handset applications," Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT), 2011 IEEE MTT-S International , vol., no., pp.1,4, 5-10 June 2011
[7] Taeyeop Lee; Bum-kyum Kim; Donggu Im; JaeSub Oh; Kwyro Lee, "High-power tunable matching circuit using SOI-CMOS digitally programmable capacitor array for 4G mobile handsets," Wireless Information Technology and Systems (ICWITS), 2012 IEEE International Conference on , vol., no., pp.1,4, 11-16 Nov. 2012
[8] Unha Kim; Sungyoon Kang; Jungrin Woo; Youngwoo Kwon; Junghyun Kim, "A Multiband Reconfigurable Power Amplifier for UMTS Handset Applications," Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on , vol.60, no.8, pp.2532,2542, Aug. 2012
[2] Cheng, Nick; Young, J.P., "Challenges and Requirements of Multimode Multiband Power Amplifiers for Mobile Applications," Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Symposium (CSICS), 2011 IEEE , pp.1,4, 16-19 Oct. 2011
[3] B. Kim, D. Kang, D. Kim, Y. Cho, J. Kim, “Reconfigurable Power Amplifiers for Handset Applications”, October 2010, Available at www.postech.ac.kr
[4] Ali, F.; Lourandakis, E.; Gloeckler, R.; Abt, K.; Fischer, G.; Weigel, R., "Tunable multiband power amplifier using thin-film BST varactors for 4G handheld applications," Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS), 2010 IEEE , vol., no., pp.236,239, 10-14 Jan. 2010
[5] Fukuda, A.; Okazaki, H.; Narahashi, S.; Hirota, T.; Yamao, Y., "A 900/1500/2000-MHz triple-band reconfigurable power amplifier employing RF-MEMS switches," Microwave Symposium Digest, 2005 IEEE MTT-S International , vol., no., pp.4 pp.,, 12-17 June 2005
[6] Whatley, R.; Ranta, T.; Kelly, D., "CMOS based Tunable Matching Networks for cellular handset applications," Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT), 2011 IEEE MTT-S International , vol., no., pp.1,4, 5-10 June 2011
[7] Taeyeop Lee; Bum-kyum Kim; Donggu Im; JaeSub Oh; Kwyro Lee, "High-power tunable matching circuit using SOI-CMOS digitally programmable capacitor array for 4G mobile handsets," Wireless Information Technology and Systems (ICWITS), 2012 IEEE International Conference on , vol., no., pp.1,4, 11-16 Nov. 2012
[8] Unha Kim; Sungyoon Kang; Jungrin Woo; Youngwoo Kwon; Junghyun Kim, "A Multiband Reconfigurable Power Amplifier for UMTS Handset Applications," Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on , vol.60, no.8, pp.2532,2542, Aug. 2012
French State controlled Master's degree
