An inductorless multi-mode RF front end for GNSS receiver in 55 nm CMOS

An inductorless multi-mode RF front end for a global navigation satellite system （GNSS） receiver is presented. Unlike the traditional topology of a low noise amplifier （LNA）, the inductorless current-mode noise- canceling LNA is applied in this design. The high-impedance-input radio frequency amplifier （RFA） further am- plifies the GNSS signals and changes the single-end signal path into fully differential. The passive mixer down- converts the signals to the intermediate frequency （IF） band and conveys the signals to the analogue blocks. The local oscillator （LO） buffer divides the output frequency of the voltage controlled oscillator （VCO） and generates 25%-duty-cycle quadrature square waves to drive the mixer. Our measurement results display that the implemented RF front end achieves good overall performance while consuming only 6.7 mA from 1.2 V supply. The input return loss is better than -26 dB and the ultra low noise figure of 1.43 dB leads to high sensitivity of the GNSS receiver. The input 1 dB compression point is -43 dBm at the high gain of 48 dB. The designed circuit is fabricated in 55 nm CMOS technology and the die area, which is much smaller than traditional circuit, is around 220×280 μm2.

Development of a high-performance RF front end for HEPS 166.6 MHz low-level RF system

Purpose Digital low-level radio frequency(LLRF)system has been proposed for 166.6 MHz superconducting cavities at High Energy Photon Source.The RF field inside the cavities has to be controlled better than 0.03%(rms)in amplitude and 0.03°(rms)in phase.A RF front end system is required to transform the RF signal from the cavity to IF signal before inputting into the digital signal processing(DSP)board,and up-convert the IF signal back to RF to drive the power amplifier.Methods Connectorized off-the-shelf microwave components were used to realize the RF front end system.The local oscillator generation and distribution,choices of main components and design of down-/up-conversion channels have been elaborated in detail with a focus on minimizing nonlinearity and signal interferences among channels with optimized signal distribution loss.Results and conclusions The RF front end has been incorporated with the existing DSP board and tested on a warm 166.6 MHz cavity in the laboratory.Excellent channel isolations and good linearities were achieved on the RF front end system.The RF field inside the cavity was controlled with a residual noise of 0.004%(rms)in amplitude and 0.002°(rms)in phase,well below the HEPS specifications.The sensitivity to ambient environment changes have also been studied and presented in this paper.This demonstrates a first high-performance 166.6 MHz RF front end system and provides valuable insights into HEPS LLRF system development in the future.

Performanceanalysisofalowpowerlownoisetunablebandpassfilterformultiband RF front end

This paper presents a low power tunable active inductor and RF band pass filter suitable for multiband RF front end circuits. The active inductor circuit uses the PMOS cascode structure as the negative transconductor of a gyrator to reduce the noise voltage. Also, this structure provides possible negative resistance to reduce the inductor loss with wide inductive bandwidth and high resonance frequency. The RF band pass filter is realized using the proposed active inductor with suitable input and output buffer stages. The tuning of the center frequency for multiband operation is achieved through the controllable current source. The designed active inductor and RF band pass filter are simulated in 180 nm and 45 nm CMOS process using the Synopsys HSPICE simulation tool and their performances are compared. The parameters, such as resonance frequency, tuning capability, noise and power dissipation, are analyzed for these CMOS technologies and discussed. The design of a third order band pass filter using an active inductor is also presented.

基于硅工艺的12GHz单片接收RF Front-End设计

提出了一种基于硅材料的、工作在12 GHz频率的用于接收卫星数字图像广播的单片射频前端系统,该系统含有低噪声放大器、混频器和第二级放大器,所有的电路都集成在硅材料工艺中,可以用于频率在12GHz的卫星通信频段信号的接收。

RF front-end for digital beam position monitor signal processor

RF circuit board has a significant impact on performance of the Digital Beam Position Monitor (DBPM) in storage ring of a synchrotron radiation facility.In this paper,a front-end RF board is designed for DBPM,and schematics of the RF board and the test results are given.In view of the inevitable inconsistency in the multi-channel circuit,a calibration circuit is designed to reduce such an influence.The test results show that the calibration method is useful for beam current dependence which is sensitive to channels inconsistency.

Multi-frequency point supported LLRF front-end for CiADS wide-bandwidth application

The China initiative Accelerator Driven System,CiADS,physics design adopts 162.5 MHz,325 MHz,and 650 MHz cavities,which are driven by the corresponding radio frequency(RF)power system,requiring frequency translation front-end for the RF station.For that application,a general-purpose design front-end prototype has been developed to evaluate the multi-frequency point supported design feasibility.The difficult parts to achieve the requirements of the general-purpose design are reasonable device selection and balanced design.With a carefully selected low-noise wide-band RF mixer and amplifier to balance the performance of multi-frequency supported down-conversion,specially designed LO distribution net to increase isolation between adjacent channels,and external band-pass filter to realize expected up-conversion frequencies,high maintenance and modular front-end generalpurpose design has been implemented.Results of standard parameters show an R2 value of at least 99.991%in the range of-60-10 dBm for linearity,up to 18 dBm for P1dB,and up to 89 dBc for cross talk between adjacent channels.The phase noise spectrum is lower than 80 dBc in the range of 0-1 MHz;cumulative phase noise is 0.006°;and amplitude and phase stability are 0.022%and 0.034°,respectively.

A tunable passive mixer for SAW-less front-end with reconfigurable voltage conversion gain and intermediate frequency bandwidth

An adjustable mixer for surface acoustic wave( SAW)-less radio frequency( RF) front-end is presented in this paper. Through changing the bias voltage,the presented mixer with reconfigurable voltage conversion gain( VCG) is suitable for multi-mode multi-standard( MMMS) applications. An equivalent local oscillator( LO) frequency-tunable high-Q band-pass filter( BPF) at low noise amplifier( LNA) output is used to reject the out-of-band interference signals. Base-band( BB) capacitor of the mixer is variable to obtain 15 kinds of intermediate frequency( IF) bandwidth( BW). The proposed passive mixer with LNA is implemented in TSMC 0. 18μm RF CMOS process and operates from 0. 5 to 2. 5 GHz with measured maximum out-of-band rejection larger than 40 d B. The measured VCG of the front-end can be changed from 5 to 17 d B; the maximum input intercept point( IIP3) is0 d Bm and the minimum noise figure( NF) is 3. 7 d B. The chip occupies an area of 0. 44 mm^2 including pads.

跳频数据链干扰对消系统射频前端设计优化

干扰对消是主动方式的干扰管理方法,干扰对消的核心思想是利用干扰源来消除干扰,针对高速跳频系统抗干扰系统采用分离式方法设计干扰对消系统,需要定制化的射频前端设计。针对高速跳频系统抗干扰系统的抗干扰抑制需求,从信号取样、射频接入、对消方式和控制接口4个方面分析跳频数据链干扰对消系统的工作流程,设计主控天线前端电路的直通单元和射频前端,结合模数转换(analog-to-digital conversion,AD)底噪和干扰信号峰均比的影响,计算噪声功率密度和噪声功率,分析射频前端参数影响跳频数据链灵敏度和干扰对消能力上限的约束条件,最后给出射频前端系统增益和信号带宽参数影响跳频数据链干扰对消系统的优化分析。

一种用于RFID传感阅读器的载波抵消射频前端方案

为了改善传统RFID(射频识别)传感阅读器体制的载波泄漏问题、提高射频前端动态范围和解调信号的质量,提出了一种采用自适应载波抑制技术的新型射频收发前端电路方案。计算机仿真结果表明,采用该方案可以获得60dB以上的载波抑制性能改善;实验验证结果表明,采用该方案获得约42dB的载波抑制性能及动态范围改善,解调信号的波形失真显著降低;现场实测结果证明,系统能够有效抑制强背景反射干扰,有效阅读距离最长达11米。

高频RFID读写器射频模拟前端的实现

射频识别(RFID)系统主要由RFID读写器和RFID电子标签两部分组成。给出了高频(13.56MHz)RFID系统中读写器射频模拟前端的电路设计,符合ISO/IEC14443typeA/typeB,ISO/IEC15693和ISO/IEC18000-3中任一个标准的读写器芯片设计均可采用,设计工艺采用了中芯国际0.35μm2P3M混合CMOS技术,并给出了Cadence环境下的仿真结果。

无线接收机RF前端研究

移动通信的迅速发展 ,对无线接收机提出了严格的要求 ,即低功耗 ,高可靠性 ,低价格 ,以及更小的尺寸 .接收机射频前端的设计是实现这一目标的关键 .本文从无线接收机前端的拓扑结构、电路技术。

UHF RFID读写器射频前端电路设计

RFID近年来发展迅速,广泛应用在物流、交通、军事等领域。在研究RFID读写器设计的基础上,提出了符合EPCClass-1,Generation-2标准的UHF RFID读写器射频前端的电路设计方案,着重设计了射频前端中频滤波模块和低噪声放大模块的电路。电路设计基于0.18μmCMOS工艺标准的单元库,采用EDA工具对电路进行了性能分析。仿真结果表明中频滤波模块和低噪声放大模块性能良好,符合EPC Class-1,Generation-2标准。

多器件联合L波段强电磁脉冲防护模块仿真设计

目的设计针对L波段射频前端敏感器件的强电磁脉冲防护模块,利用瞬态电压抑制二极管、气体放电管和发夹型微带带通滤波器进行联合仿真设计。方法瞬态电压抑制二极管具有快速响应时间,气体放电管具有高功率容量,而微带带通滤波器可分离噪声信号,并保留有效信号。通过结合这些器件进行防护设计,可以充分发挥各自优势,提高系统稳定性和强电磁脉冲防护能力。结果该模块设计工作频段为1.3~1.7GHz,带内插入损耗小于1.5dB,在70dBm功率注入的情况下,防护效果可以达到42.5dB,具有良好的防护效果。结论通过分析研究不同器件的特性和优化设计,实现了对L波段频谱的防护,具有重要的实用价值和广阔的应用前景。

RFID发射前端的零中频电路设计

软件无线电技术增强了射频识别(RFID)系统的信号处理能力及兼容性,而零中频的设计思想进一步简化了射频前端结构。然而射频前端依然发挥着不可替代之重要功能,若在设计中将其地位置于软件子系统之下往往会恶化整体性能。本文对基于零中频技术的RFID射频发射前端进行了必要的理论分析,在此基础上,按照性能指标要求对系统进行了预增益仿真和谐波平衡仿真,以此作为模块选型和优化的依据,最后完成了射频前端设计。仿真结果表明,各项指标较为理想。

一种新的RFID射频前端振荡器的设计方法

为解决RFID低功耗、小体积的问题,提出了一种新的RFID射频前端振荡器的设计方法。分析了晶体管稳定性的变化规律,提出了采用晶体管和无源网络产生振荡的方法,在增加正反馈使反射系数最佳的情况下给出了振荡器的电路结构。对射频振荡器进行仿真,结果表明,调谐网络和终端网络对振荡器的性能有影响,反射系数增大可缩短起振时间,调谐网络电阻增大将加大噪声,可以综合利用史密斯圆图和复平面上的稳定性边界有效分配性能指标。研究结果为RFID在低复杂度下改善振荡器的性能提出了一种新的途径。

915MHz超高频RFID阅读器射频前端电路设计

为了提高超高频RFID系统中阅读器在低信噪比的情况下仍具有较高的识别能力,提出一种基于FPGA系统结合软件无线电方法实现超高频RFID射频前端电路方案。超高频射频识别系统必须符合EPC Class 1generation 2标准,所设计的电路系统以Xilinx公司的XC6SLX16-2CSG324FPGA芯片为硬件基础,将数字基带调制解调和中频滤波电路在FPGA系统中设计实现,重点阐述了射频前端电路的设计结构、AD/DA转换电路,以及数字滤波器的设计。实验结果表明,所设计的超高频RFID阅读器简化了前端电路系统结构,提升了稳定性,增强了抗干扰能力。该电路系统在信噪比较低的情况下,能够较好地实现915MHz频率的射频接收和发送。

面向无线传感网络的双向射频功率放大器研究

针对无线传感网中通信模块存在的发射功率小、接收灵敏度低、难以适应恶劣的工业无线环境的现状,本文设计了一种工作于470MHz频段的双向射频功率放大器。选用Renesas公司的SiGe工艺NPN晶体管NESG270034和NXP公司的第五代Si材料工艺NPN晶体管BFU530W分别设计正向放大器和反向放大器。利用ADS软件对其进行仿真及实验测试分析,测试结果表明:在470MHz频段内,正向放大器增益为18.9dB,S11小于-15dB,S22小于-15dB;反向放大器增益大于15dB,噪声系数小于1dB,S11小于-15dB,S22小于-15dB。最后联合cc1120~470MHz节点测试发射功率和接收灵敏度。

机载超短波接收机射频前端系统级设计与仿真

针对某型号超短波接收机研制需求,使用ADS(Advanced Design System)软件对该超短波接收机射频前端进行设计与仿真。通过分析接收机的性能需求,结合接收机主要工作原理和技术指标选取二次变频超外差接收机结构做为实现方案,根据设计方案在ADS中建立了射频前端的系统级仿真模型,并对射频前端的噪声系数、灵敏度、增益和互调失真等多个关键指标进行了设计分析和仿真计算,结果表明该射频前端各项指标满足设计要求。

射频前端快上升沿电磁脉冲防护电路仿真分析

针对强电磁脉冲极易通过射频前端进入电子设备内部对敏感电子器件造成伤害的问题,设计了一款工作于C波段的射频前端快上升沿电磁脉冲防护电路。电路采用PIN二极管级联的方式构建四级防护电路,同时引入高通滤波器抑制工作频段以下信号,防止其对设备造成干扰。仿真结果表明,通过控制PIN二极管的偏置电压和电流,可实现对电磁脉冲的快速响应;经过逐级削减输入功率,可有效降低尖峰泄漏;在工作频段内,防护电路可将4 kV的快沿方波脉冲限制在2 V以下,其响应时间小于1 ns,插入损耗小于0.146 dB,驻波比小于1.413,回波损耗小于-15.329 dB,且可有效降低尖峰泄漏,对工作在C波段的卫星电视地面通信设备抵御强电磁脉冲的侵扰具有较好的效果。