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A 1.7-mW −92-dBm Sensitivity Low-IF Receiver in 0.13-um CMOS for Bluetooth LE Applications

dc.contributor.authorSilva-Perreira, Marco.
dc.contributor.authorSousa, J. T. de
dc.contributor.authorFreire, J. Costa
dc.contributor.authorVaz, J. Caldinhas
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-13T10:28:26Z
dc.date.available2025-10-13T10:28:26Z
dc.date.issued2019-01
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents a 1.7-mW low-intermediate-frequency receiver design for Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) applications. The design exploits particular aspects of BLE, such as the relaxed in-band interference characteristics, more precisely the C/I1 MHz, and the relatively high-frequency-shift keying modulation index, to deliver a high level of energy efficiency and simplicity to the receiver baseband architecture. Reliable quadrature signals are generated in the RF signal path without consuming energy, which is supported by an inverter-based low-noise amplifier (LNA) that achieves high gain and low noise figure under low-power budgets. A small-signal analysis of low-power inverter-based LNAs is presented offering simple design equations. Seeking an affordable solution, the fabricated prototype is fully integrated into an earlier generation CMOS technology node (0.13 μm), occupying a silicon area smaller than 0.7 mm2. The receiver achieves a sensitivity level of -92 dBm while consuming 1.41 mA from a 1.2-V supply.eng
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dc.identifier.citationSilva-Pereira, M., De Sousa, J. T., Freire, J. C., & Vaz, J. C. (2018). A 1.7-mW− 92-dBm Sensitivity Low-IF Receiver in 0.13-$\mu $ m CMOS for Bluetooth LE Applications. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 67(1), 332-346.
dc.identifier.doi10.1109/TMTT.2018.2876224
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/59187
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherIEEE
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject— Bluetooth low energy (BLE)
dc.subjectdesign equations
dc.subjectdigital frequency discriminator
dc.subjectinverter-based low-noise amplifier (LNA)
dc.subjectlow intermediate frequency (low-IF)
dc.subjectlow power
dc.subjectreceiver
dc.titleA 1.7-mW −92-dBm Sensitivity Low-IF Receiver in 0.13-um CMOS for Bluetooth LE Applicationseng
dc.typecontribution to journal
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oaire.citation.endPage346pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage332pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleIEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniquespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume67pt_PT
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85
rcaap.rightsclosedAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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