Advanced RFIC Design ELEN

359A Lecture1: System Diagram

and Foundry Design Rules
Instructor: Dr. Allen A Sweet

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 Class Project Definition
• Design a Multi-Function IC Chip containing at
least two major components (i.e. an amplifier, a
mixer(s) and their associated filters).
• Your Multi-Function Chip must contain some
some portion of an overall wireless system’s block
diagram, or a related block of components.
• Prepare a project proposal and present it in front
of the class at lecture 5.
• Search current literature for potential designs and
specifications.
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 Fabricating and Testing Project
Chips
• For those Students wishing to expand their design
projects into Thesis Research, their final design
may be fabricated at the Knowledge*On foundry
in Iksan Korea.
• Foundry lead time is about 6 to 8 weeks, so
elen359A will be over before chips would be
available for testing, therefore Students who have
their designs fabricated must make their own
arrangements for testing. The foundry WILL NOT
do the testing.
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 Design Priorities:
• Performance relative to Standard Specifications
for the planned communications service (I.e. for
example: 802.11A).
• DC Power Consumption (drives Battery life).
• Cost (I.e. Chip Area)
• Power Supply Voltage: +5 volts for infrastructure
applications, +3 volts for mobile/handheld
applications.

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 Wireless Frequency Bands and
Mobile Transmit Powers
• Cellular: 850 – 900 MHz,
- GSM, Ptx=+34 dBm
- CDMA, Ptx=+28 dBm
• PCS: 1800 – 1900 MHz
- GSM, Px=+34 dBm
- CDMA, Ptx=+28 dBm
• 3G: 2000-2200 MHz
- Ptx=?
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 Wi-Fi Frequency Bands and
Transmit Powers
• 802.11B/G: 2400-2483 MHz
-Ptx=+30 dBm max
• 802.11A: 5200-5900 MHz
-Ptx=+17 dBm max, 5150-5250 MHz
-Ptx=+24 dBm max, 5250-5350 MHz
-Ptx=+30 dBm max, 5725-5825 MHz

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Wireless RF System Block
Diagram

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Direct Conversion Receiver
Project

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Transmitter Chain Block Project

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Phase Locked Loop Project

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Feed Forward Amplifier Project

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 Frequency Translation Network
Project
• Up or Down Converting Mixers plus Frequency
Multipliers combine to give Multiple Local
Oscillator Frequencies for dual/multi mode
systems..
• Applications to dual/multi mode chips which can
easily and efficiently switch between Wireless
Bands.
• It is very Important to have component blocks
serve multiple purposes in order to reduce chip
area, and complexity
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 Knowledge*On Inc. Foundry
Design Rules
• Design Rules Review
• Layout Elements
• Models
• Layout Examples

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Some Foundry Layout Elements

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SVIA Pads and Lines PAD

MLIN
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 Transistors, HL Process
1x2x5 1x2x10 1x2x20 2x2x20 4x2x20

AB COLLECTORS
CONTACTS
IM BASE AND
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EMITTER CONTACTS
 Blow up of 1x2x20 Transistor

COLLECTOR

BASE
EMITTER

COLLECTOR

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VBIC IC Curves

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Gummel Poon IV Curves

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Resistor

WXL

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Capacitor

WXL

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Spiral Inductor Type PA

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Spiral Inductor Type EA

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Darlington Design Example

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LNA Design Example

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Blow up of LNA Layout

ABP
TFR

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VCO Example

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