A configurable linear PA ramp controller for DSRC applications in 130 nm CMOS technology

Muhammad Asif, Imran Ali, Yasser Mohammadi Qaragoez, Muhammad Basim, Kang Yoon Lee

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Abstract

In this paper, a configurable linear ramp controller (CLRC) for power amplifier (PA) is proposed. It changes PA core size linearly for amplitude shift keying (ASK) modulation and improves PA power controllability. The configurable ramping reduces harmonics and spurious in PA output power spectrum and improves PA performance. The proposed controller uses standard cells for the unit delay and it is fully synthesizable. The ramping step size is configurable between 0.2 ns to 0.7 ns. It needs 51.73 K gate counts for its implementation. The design consumes 863 μW power and draws 719 μA current from 1.2 V supply. The proposed controller is integrated into DSRC transceiver and is implemented in 130 nm CMOS technology. It occupies 314 μm × 314 μm of chip area.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2019 International SoC Design Conference, ISOCC 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages229-230
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781728124780
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event16th International System-on-Chip Design Conference, ISOCC 2019 - Jeju, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 6 Oct 20199 Oct 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2019 International SoC Design Conference, ISOCC 2019
Volume2019-January

Conference

Conference16th International System-on-Chip Design Conference, ISOCC 2019
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityJeju
Period6/10/199/10/19

Keywords

  • CMOS
  • Delay cell
  • Power amplifier
  • Ramp controller
  • Synthesizable

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