A CMOS ultra low-power and highly efficient UWB-IR transmitter for WPAN applications

• Main Authors: Diao, Shengxi, Zheng, Yuanjin, Heng, Chun-Huat
• 其他作者: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2010
• 主題: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering
• 在線閱讀: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/92057; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6248
• 機構: Nanyang Technological University

This brief presents an on–off LC oscillator-based ultrawideband impulse radio (UWB-IR) transmitter for long-range application. A thorough theoretical analysis of the pulse generation is provided. Implemented in a 0.18-μm CMOS, the transmitter works in the UWB lower band of 3–5 GHz and consumes an ultralow average power of 236 μW at 1.8-V power supply. UWB pulses with a bandwidth of 2 GHz and 10-dB sidelobe suppression are generated. The transmitter can deliver a large differential output swing of 4.9 V under 100-Ω load with the highest power efficiency of 25.4% to date. It is targeted for wireless sensor network (WSNs) and wireless personal area network (WPAN) applications.