Gaussian Monocycle Pulse Transmitter Using 0.18 μm CMOS Technology With On-Chip Integrated Antennas for Inter-Chip UWB Communication

A single-chip Gaussian monocycle pulse (GMP) transmitter using 0.18 mum CMOS technology with an on-chip integrated antenna was developed for inter-chip ultra-wideband (UWB) communication. Ultra-short GMP signals of 280 ps duration, -20.2 dB ringing level and 3.6 GHz center frequency were generated with the power consumption of 12.6 mW at 1.8 V. Intra- and inter-chip transmissions and receptions of the generated GMP were successfully demonstrated at a pulse repetition rate of 1.16 Gb/s by use of on-ship integrated dipole antennas.