Design Considerations for Future RF Circuits

TheRFdesignparadigm will changesignificantly asCMOS technology scales and integration levels rise to accommodate multi-band, multi-mode transceivers and baseband processors. This paper describes technology scaling issues such as low supply voltages, high gate leakage currents, and low transistor output impedances. Also, design techniques for low-voltage mixers are presented, and stacked and nested inductors are proposed to achieve compact layouts for multi-band systems.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: ISCAS
• Authors: Behzad Razavi
• Keywords: Gate Leakage Currents, ISCAS 2007, Low Supply Voltages, Low Transistor Output