EDN

A Designer’s Guide to CMOS RF Models

In recent years we have begun to see references to “RF” CMOS processes and to “RF” models for those processes. This article will explore what the real meanings of such “RF” designations are, and what ...
EDN

CMOS RF SoC design shoots for 60 GHz

We will describe a potential design of a radio-frequency system-on-chip that is backward-compatible with a 60- and 5-GHz wireless local- (or personal)-area network system. The SoC can support a ...
Design-Reuse

RF CMOS challenges in SoC Implementation

Designers creating the analog/RF portion of system-on-chip designs need considerable additional support from the foundry. Take one simple component, the inductor, to illustrate the depth of these ...
Design-Reuse

Mixed-signal design flow enables RF CMOS chip

Spirea AB is a Swedish fabless semiconductor company developing highly integrated low-power, low-cost radio solutions for the Wireless LAN and PAN markets. This article describes how we assembled a ...
Electronic Design

Facing The Challenge Of Adding RF And Mixed-Signal IP To SoCs

Designers must deal with multiple simulation domains, floorplanning, IP packaging, and other key issues. As CMOS technologies scale to greater densities, the ability to design and integrate complex ...
Electronics Weekly

RF CMOS will not save costs, says Renesas

Incorporating front-end RF functions into the digital baseband of CMOS comms chips will not prove economical except for low-spec voice-only handsets, according to Renesas Technology. Despite claims ...
Nature

CMOS Mixers and Low-Power RF Circuit Design

CMOS mixers are integral components in modern radio frequency (RF) circuit design, enabling frequency conversion in wireless systems while prioritising low power consumption. Recent progress in ...
Electronics Weekly

Ericsson, Chartered Demonstrate RF CMOS Chip For Bluetooth

Ericsson Microelectronics and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. today jointly announced they have developed a high-performance 0.25-micron RF CMOS chip for Bluetooth applications. The ...
Semiconductor Engineering

CMOS And SOI Invade RF Front End

The next-generation 4G wireless standard known as long-term evolution (LTE) presents some new and difficult design choices for OEMs. One of the more difficult choices involves the less glamorous, but ...
Electronic Design

Combat Semiconductor Noise with These Isolation Methods

What is high-voltage CMOS isolation? A look at ohmic contact substrates. Techniques for isolating RD-SOI devices. When a SiC DC solid-state switch is operating, a large temperature difference will ...