RF Wireless Integrated Architectures for 4G Communication Systems

The resent proliferation of personal communications systems (PCS) applications and cellular phones is driving a demand for portable systems which share the common requirements of low cost, small form factor and low power consumption. In addition, the emergence of various wireless standards around the world has created a demand for RF wireless radios (transceivers) that can operate in more than one mode. Thus, multi-standard RF transceivers are predicted to play a critical role in wireless communication systems in the futures. The 4G wireless technology address these needs. This tutorial will discuss the evolution of the wireless industry and will focus on power technology and transceiver architectures used in modern cost effective mobile communication systems. Architectures and design techniques suitable for mutli-standard low power transceivers achieving high level of integration will be presented. A complete system design example for GSM wireless standard will be addressed.