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An adaptive impedance tuning CMOS circuit for ISM 2.4-GHz band

Sjöblom, Peter LU and Sjöland, Henrik LU orcid (2005) In IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems Part 1: Fundamental Theory and Applications 52(6). p.1115-1124
Abstract
The difficulties encountered in matching an antenna to its optimal impedance are reduced with an adaptive 0.35-mu m CMOS circuit based on several switched shunt capacitors arranged in capacitor banks and on a few external series inductors. As high-quality inductors are difficult to obtain in CMOS, the inductors are placed either in an low-temperature cofired ceramic (LTCC) substrate or is a lumped component outside the core circuit. The circuits, presented here through a range of simulations, are optimized to function within the ISM 2.4-GHz band, but the general approach employed to improve matching can be used for other frequency bands as well. The circuits discussed provide a VSWR <= 2 match for every impedance with VSWR <= 5.... (More)
The difficulties encountered in matching an antenna to its optimal impedance are reduced with an adaptive 0.35-mu m CMOS circuit based on several switched shunt capacitors arranged in capacitor banks and on a few external series inductors. As high-quality inductors are difficult to obtain in CMOS, the inductors are placed either in an low-temperature cofired ceramic (LTCC) substrate or is a lumped component outside the core circuit. The circuits, presented here through a range of simulations, are optimized to function within the ISM 2.4-GHz band, but the general approach employed to improve matching can be used for other frequency bands as well. The circuits discussed provide a VSWR <= 2 match for every impedance with VSWR <= 5. There is a 1-dB power loss for a perfect 50 Omega -> 50 Omega transformation, a break-even point at VSWR = 1.5, and a 3-dB increase in delivered power for VSWR = 4.3. (Less)
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CMOS, antenna tuning unit (ATU), impedance matching, impedance tuning, reconfigurable matching, unit (ITU), ISM, capacitor, bank, switched capacitor
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IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems Part 1: Fundamental Theory and Applications
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52
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6
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1115 - 1124
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IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
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1057-7122
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10.1109/TCSI.2005.849116
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English
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  abstract     = {{The difficulties encountered in matching an antenna to its optimal impedance are reduced with an adaptive 0.35-mu m CMOS circuit based on several switched shunt capacitors arranged in capacitor banks and on a few external series inductors. As high-quality inductors are difficult to obtain in CMOS, the inductors are placed either in an low-temperature cofired ceramic (LTCC) substrate or is a lumped component outside the core circuit. The circuits, presented here through a range of simulations, are optimized to function within the ISM 2.4-GHz band, but the general approach employed to improve matching can be used for other frequency bands as well. The circuits discussed provide a VSWR &lt;= 2 match for every impedance with VSWR &lt;= 5. There is a 1-dB power loss for a perfect 50 Omega -&gt; 50 Omega transformation, a break-even point at VSWR = 1.5, and a 3-dB increase in delivered power for VSWR = 4.3.}},
  author       = {{Sjöblom, Peter and Sjöland, Henrik}},
  issn         = {{1057-7122}},
  keywords     = {{CMOS; antenna tuning unit (ATU); impedance matching; impedance tuning; reconfigurable matching; unit (ITU); ISM; capacitor; bank; switched capacitor}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{6}},
  pages        = {{1115--1124}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  series       = {{IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems Part 1: Fundamental Theory and Applications}},
  title        = {{An adaptive impedance tuning CMOS circuit for ISM 2.4-GHz band}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TCSI.2005.849116}},
  doi          = {{10.1109/TCSI.2005.849116}},
  volume       = {{52}},
  year         = {{2005}},
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