Si/SiGe Integrated Circuits for Impulse-Radio UWB Sensing and Communications

Impulse-radio ultra-wideband (I-UWB) systems for sensing and communications offer very low power consumption, and allow precise radar and location sensing alongside with communications. Therefore, they are interesting candidates for medical applications. This paper reports on the development of a complete I-UWB chipset, consisting of pulse generators, low-noise amplifiers, and correlators aiming at the implementation of a medical application test bed.