A 0.18 μm single chip GPS receiver with 19.5 mA power consumption is implemented in 6.5 mm2. A serial input digital control with additional testing structure not adding more than 4% to the Si area are used to the actual RF circuits in case of problems minimizing the number of Si runs.
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Design Automation Conference, 2007. ASP-DAC '07. Asia and South Pacific
Date of Conference: 23-26 Jan. 2007