Advanced Baseband Processing Algorithms, Circuits, and Implementations for 5G Communication

The rapid emergence of 5G communications technology and standardization has seen an accelerated transfer of theoretical concepts to advanced development and implementation. Not only are 5G baseband signal processing algorithms becoming more important, but also the co-design and implementation of corresponding circuits, architectures, and platforms are becoming necessary due to rapid standardization of 5G communications. This timely overview paper introduces circuits and systems (CAS) for key enabling technologies for the new 5G era: massive MIMO, mmWave baseband systems, NOMA schemes, advanced channel coding, and so on. The state-of-the-art research progress in these areas is summarized for interested readers to initiate discussion on limitations of existing solutions and open research problems that are looking for innovative solutions, especially in the CAS area. We hope this paper can bridge the gap between the theoretical investigation and application implementation for 5G communications.