Single Chip Transmitter with Integrated Up-converter and PLL for Ku-band M2M Applications

This paper describes a Ku-band up-converter for low cost satellite Machine to Machine (M2M) applications. The up-converter comprises a heterodyne sliding-IF architecture. This converts the baseband input signal (0 – 20 MHz) to the RF output signal (13.75 – 14.75 GHz). The necessary Local Oscillator (LO) signals are generated by an on-chip...

Phase Controlled 2.6-3.5 GHz Fractional-N PLL IC

This paper describes a fractional-N PLL IC with absolute phase control utilizing an on-chip loop-filter. The frequency range is 2.6 to 3.5 GHz, which covers one of the bands for future low-band 5G telecommunication systems. For phased-array operation a compact form-factor is needed as the space available for the complete front-end is limited by...

Multi-band linear chirp generation based on a type-III PLL

A type-III PLL is used to generate linear frequency ramps with 386 kHz RMS frequency error in L-band (3088 kHz in X-band) and 10% fractional bandwidth. Pulse durations can be as low as 10 μs without performance degradation. The system covers the L-, S-, C- and X-bands. A programmable output driver delivering -17.9 to +4.9 dBm differentially is...

A multi-band, high bandwidth, short duration linear chirp generation IC for phased-array applications

This work presents a fully integrated multi-band frequency synthesizer that is capable of creating wide-band linear frequency sweeps of very short duration. The main aim is to create a flexible waveform generation system, requiring distribution of a low frequency reference rather than RF signals. By using a phase-locked loop, frequency...

A fast and accurate SystemC-AMS model for PLL

PLLs have become an important part of electrical systems. When designing a PLL, an efficient and reliable simulation platform for system evaluation is needed. However, the closed loop simulation of a PLL is time consuming. To address this problem, in this paper, a new PLL model containing both digital and analog parts based on the recently...

A multi-channel S-band FMCW radar front-end

This paper describes the design and performance of a low-cost synthesized FMCW radar module, operating in S band. The bi-layer PCB contains a frequency-agile low phase-noise synthesizer and three identical coherent receive-channels. The transmit channel has an automatic power control system that reduces the output power when a large reflection...