A 2.4 GHz Differential Wavelet Generator in 0.18 µm Complementary Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor for 1.4 Gbps Ultra-Wideband Impulse Radio in Wireless Inter/Intra-Chip Data Communication

Abstract

Ultra-wideband impulse based radio systems use Gaussian monocycle pulses as transmitted signals at the transmitting end and as template signals at the receiving end. In this paper we present a new fully integrated differential Gaussian monocycle pulse generator in 0.18 µm complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) technology. Here the Gaussian monocycle pulse is generated from triangular shaped pulse by a single differentiator circuit and it is then converted into differential form by using a single input to dual output amplifier. The developed circuit occupies a small area of 0.06 mm2 and consumes a total power of 44 mW at 1.8 V. The transmission of the generated differential Gaussian monocycle pulse at a rate of 1.4 Gbps through integrated dipole antenna in the same Si-substrate for intrachip communication in future ultralarge scale integrated circuit (ULSI) is verified by simulation and results are presented here.