A broadband CMOS amplitude detector for on-chip RF measurements

A Valdes-Garcia… - IEEE Transactions …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a CMOS RF amplitude detector as a practical integrated test device and
demonstrates its application for on-chip testing. The proposed circuit performs full-wave …

Recent advances in analog, mixed-signal, and RF testing

KTT Cheng, HMS Chang - IPSJ Transactions on System and LSI …, 2010 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Due to the lack of widely applicable fault models, testing for analog, mixedsignal (AMS), and
radio frequency (RF) circuits has been, and will continue to be, primarily based on checking …

Built-in self-test methods, circuits and apparatus for concurrent test of RF modules with a dynamically configurable test structure

AS Sontakke, RK Mittal, RA Parekhji… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
A testable integrated circuit chip (80, 100) includes a functional circuit (80) having modules
(IP. i), a storage circuit (110) operable to hold a table representing sets of compatible tests …

Software assisted Digital RF Processor (DRP™) for single-chip GSM radio in 90 nm CMOS

R Staszewski, RB Staszewski, T Jung… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes and describes a new software and application programming interface
view of an RF transceiver. It demonstrates benefits of using highly programmable digital …

A phase domain approach for mitigation of self-interference in wireless transceivers

OE Eliezer, RB Staszewski, I Bashir… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A novel approach for mitigation of self-interference in highly-integrated wireless transceivers
is presented. Several examples of possible applications of this approach in a wireless …

A novel approach for mitigation of RF oscillator pulling in a polar transmitter

I Bashir, RB Staszewski, O Eliezer… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A novel technique for mitigation of self interference in a highly integrated SoC transmitter is
presented. The interference originates from the internal power amplifier (ie, aggressor) that …

Low cost RF receiver parameter measurement with on-chip amplitude detectors

C Zhang, R Gharpurey… - 26th IEEE VLSI Test …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper describes the theory and chip measurements of a built-in test technique for RF
receivers which uses simple RF amplitude detectors. The method has been used to …

Structural approach for built-in tests in RF devices

D Mannath, D Webster… - 2010 IEEE …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Structural approach for built-in tests in RF devices Page 1 Structural Approach for Built-in Tests
In RF Devices Deepa Mannath, Dallas Webster, Victor Montano-Martinez, David Cohen, Shai …

Accurate self-characterization of mismatches in a capacitor array of a digitally-controlled oscillator

O Eliezer, B Staszewski, J Mehta… - 2010 IEEE Dallas …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A programmable self-characterization technique is presented, whose purpose is to
determine the extent of mismatches present in a variable-capacitor (varactor) array as part of …

Built-in measurements in low-cost digital-RF transceivers

O Eliezer, RB Staszewski - IEICE transactions on electronics, 2011 - search.ieice.org
Digital RF solutions have been shown to be advantageous in various design aspects, such
as accurate modeling, design reuse, and scaling when migrating to the next CMOS process …