IC GALLERY

Dual-Band CMOS Tunable Duplexer Employing Switchable Auto-Transformer for Highly Integrated RF Front-Ends

  • Blocks: Dual-band CMOS duplexer

  • Process: Samsung 65nm CMOS process

  • Size: 0.9mm x 1.3mm

  • Designer: S. Kim, T. Kim and K. Kwon

  • Work published in IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters 2019

50-MHz–1-GHz 2.3-dB NF Noise-Cancelling Balun-LNA Employing a Modified Current-Bleeding Technique and Balanced Loads

  • Blocks: LNA

  • Process: Samsung 65nm CMOS process

  • Size: 0.448mm2

  • Designer: S. Kim and K. Kwon

  • Work published in IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems I 2019

Hybrid Transformer-Based CMOS Duplexer With a Single-Ended Notch-Filtered LNA for Highly Integrated Tunable RF Front-Ends

  • Blocks: CMOS Duplexer + LNA

  • Process: Samsung 65nm CMOS process

  • Size: 1.32mm x 0.9mm

  • Designer: K. Son, S. Kim and K. Kwon

  • Work published in IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters 2018

Silicon-On-Insulator CMOS Stacked-FET Power Amplifier

  • Blocks: PA

  • Process: TSMC 180nm SOI CMOS process

  • Designer: D. Im, K. Kwon, and I. Lee

  • Work published in International Journal of Circuit Theory and applications 2017

Transimpedance Amplifier Employing a New DC Offset Cancellation Method for WCDMA/LTE Applications

  • Blocks: TIA with DCOC

  • Process: TSMC 130nm CMOS process

  • Size: 0.46mm x 0.48mm

  • Designer: C. Lee and K. Kwon

  • Work published in Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science 2016

CMOS MedRadio Receiver Front-End

  • Blocks: RF Front-end

  • Process: TSMC 180nm CMOS process

  • Size: 1mm x 0.6mm

  • Designer: C. Choi, K. Kwon, and I. Nam

  • Work published in IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters 2016

CMOS Light-Emitting Device for Optical-Type Fingerprint Recognition System

  • Blocks: CMOS LED/Photodiode

  • Process: TSMC 180nm CMOS process

  • Size: 50ÎĽm x 50ÎĽm

  • Designer: K. Kwon et. al

  • Work published in IEEE Journal of Display Technology 2016

CMOS Gm-C Tracking Filter for Digital TV Tuner ICs

  • Blocks: RF filter

  • Process: TSMC 180nm CMOS process

  • Size: 1mm x 1.1mm

  • Designer: K. Kwon

  • Work published in IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems II 2015

CMOS RF Variable Gain Amplifier for Digital TV Tuner ICs

  • Blocks: RFVGA

  • Process: TSMC 130nm CMOS process

  • Size: 0.54mm x 0.4mm

  • Designer: K. Kwon

  • Work published in International Journal of Circuit Theory and applications 2015

SAW-less Receiver Front-end with new IIP2 calibration scheme for 2G/3G/4G Cellular Applications

  • Blocks: LNA, Mixer, BBGm, TIA, IIP2 calibration circuitry, LO chain

  • Process: TSMC 65nm CMOS process

  • Size: 1.45mm 2

  • Designer: J. Han and K. Kwon

  • Work published in IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems I 2014

SAW-less Receiver Front-end Adopting Switchable Architecture for 2G/3G/4G Cellular Applications

  • Blocks: Wideband LNA, Mixer, BBGm, TIA, IIP2 calibration circuitry, LO chain

  • Process: TSMC 65nm CMOS process

  • Size: 1.71mm 2

  • Designer: K. Kwon and J. Han

  • Work published in IEEE Trans. Micro. Theory and Tech. 2014

RF Amplifier Employing New BJT-Based Transconductor Linearization Technique

  • Blocks: RF amplifier

  • Process: SAMSUNG LSI 180nm CMOS process

  • Size: 0.13mm x 0.1mm

  • Designer: K. Kwon and I. Nam

  • Work published in IEEE Trans. Micro. Theory and Tech. 2013

Gm-C Filter Employing New BJT-Based Transconductor Linearization Technique

  • Blocks: Gm-C Filter

  • Process: SAMSUNG LSI 180nm CMOS process

  • Size: 0.45mm x 0.3mm

  • Designer: K. Kwon and I. Nam

  • Work published in IEEE Trans. Micro. Theory and Tech. 2013

Double Quadrature Harmonic Rejection Architecture Insensitive to Gain and Phase Mismatch for Universal TV Tuner ICs

  • Blocks: RF Tracking Band-pass Filter, Poly-phase Filter, Doube Quadrature Harmonic Rejection Mixer, Baseband Complex Band-pass Filter

  • Process: TSMC 130nm CMOS process

  • Size: 0.6mm x 0.4mm

  • Designer: J. Ryu, K. Kwon et. al

  • Work published in IEEE Radio Freq. Integrated Circuits Symp. Dig. 2011

CMOS Hybrid Tracking Filter Adopting RC and Gm-C Topology for Digital TV Tuner ICs

  • Blocks: RF Tracking Filter

  • Process: TSMC 180nm CMOS process

  • Size: 0.6mm x 0.4mm

  • Designer: K. Kwon

  • Work published in IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems I 2011

CMOS Dedicated Short Range Communication Transceiver for the Korea/Japan Electronic Toll Collection System

  • Blocks: Receiver, Transmitter, PLL, I2C etc.

  • Process: TSMC 130nm CMOS process

  • Size: 6.24mm 2

  • Designer: K. Kwon et. al

  • Work published in IEEE Trans. Micro. Theory and Tech. 2010

Low-power Wideband RF Front-end IC in Direct Conversion Receiver for Digital TV Tuner Applications

  • Blocks: Wideband LNA, Tunable Passive LC Filter, Harmonic Rejection Mixer with Calibration, LO Chain

  • Process: TSMC 130nm CMOS process

  • Size: 3.1mm x 2.9mm

  • Designer: H.-K. Cha, K. Kwon et. al

  • Work published in IEEE Trans. Micro. Theory and Tech. 2010

CMOS RF Tracking Filter Adopting MGTR Transconductor Lineaerization Technique for Digital TV Tuner ICs

  • Blocks: RF Tracking Filter

  • Process: TSMC 180nm CMOS process

  • Size: 1mm x 0.9mm

  • Designer: K. Kwon

  • Work published in IEEE Trans. Micro. Theory and Tech. 2009

Highly Linear and Low Noise Differential Bipolar MOSFET Down-converter

  • Blocks: Down-converter

  • Process: SAMSUNG LSI 180nm CMOS process

  • Size: 1mm x 0.9mm

  • Designer: I. Nan, H. Moon, and K. Kwon

  • Work published in Electronics Letters 2009

Baseband Analog Circuits with Proposed Design Methodology for Digital TV Tuner ICs

  • Blocks: Baseband Analog Circuits (Amplifier, filter, DC Offset Cancellation Loop)

  • Process: TSMC 180nm CMOS process

  • Size: 1mm x 1.2mm

  • Designer: K. Kwon

  • Work published in IEEE Trans. Consumer Electroncis. 2008

Low Power Low-IF Receiver and Direct-Conversion Transmitter for IEEE 802.15.4 WPAN Applications

  • Blocks: Receiver, Transmtter, LO chain, SPI

  • Process: TSMC 180nm CMOS process

  • Size: 1mm x 0.9mm

  • Designer: I.Nam, K. Kwon, et. al

  • Work published in IEEE Trans. Micro. Theory and Tech. 2007