Past, present and future of RF design in wireless communication

Wireless communication has become ubiquitous in everyday life. However, in the last two decades, much has changed in the RF transceiver design that provides the essential linkage between the antenna and baseband signal processing unit. As more and more wireless applications spring up in the commercial world and the data rate continues to climb at a fast trajectory, the RF transceiver design faces increasing challenges in many different areas. In this presentation, a brief review of the RF transceiver evolution will be introduced; followed by some discussions of transceiver design challenges in today's wireless communication system.