Low Energy RF Transceiver Design

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction .....................................................................................................1
1.1 Motivation........................................................................................................1
1.2 Research Goals ................................................................................................2
1.3 Thesis Organization.........................................................................................2
Chapter 2 Fundamental Energy Requirements of RF Wireless Communication ............4
2.1 Introduction......................................................................................................4
2.2 Shannon’s Theorem.........................................................................................4
2.3 Theoretical System Energy Limits ..................................................................9
Chapter 3 Low Energy Transceiver Design ....................................................................14
3.1 Introduction....................................................................................................14
3.2 Power and Performance Tradeoffs ................................................................15
3.3 Reducing Overhead Power ............................................................................25
3.4 Efficient PA’s with Low Power Output.........................................................34
3.5 Receiver Noise Factor and Passive Voltage Gain .........................................38
3.6 Eb/N0 and Modulation Scheme ......................................................................42
3.7 Conclusion .....................................................................................................51
Chapter 4 A Low-Energy 2.4GHz Transceiver Prototype .............................................53
4.1 Introduction....................................................................................................53
4.2 System Specifications....................................................................................55
4.3 Transceiver Architecture ...............................................................................59
4.4 Receiver Design.............................................................................................63
4.5 Transmitter.....................................................................................................87
4.6 Results............................................................................................................88
4.7 Conclusion and Comparisons ........................................................................98
Chapter 5 Conclusion...................................................................................................103
5.1 Research Summary ......................................................................................103
5.2 Passive Techniques in Future Radios ..........................................................104