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This paper reviews and discusses the design of a low-power single-full-band (3.1–10.6 GHz) noncarrier impulse-radio ultra wideband (UWB) transmitter featuring 5th-order Gaussian derivative pulse shaping, integrated BPSK modulation, and 2.5 kV whole-chip ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection. The UWB transmitter design has been implemented in a commercial 0.18 μm CMOS technology with a very small die size of 0.25 mm2. The fabricated chips have demonstrated full functionality, extremely low power consumption of 0.14 pJ/p-mV, and an ultra short pulse width of 394 ps. This ESD-protected UWB transmitter has the potential to support wireless streaming to gigabit per second (Gbps).
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Wang, X., Lin, L., Tang, H. et al. Low power 3.1–10.6 GHz IR-UWB transmitter for Gbps wireless communications. Sci. China Inf. Sci. 54, 1094–1102 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11432-011-4222-y
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