Chipidea unveils a comprehensive, multi
standard WLAN/WiMAX AFE portfolio, culminating several years of
market-driven developments and leveraging deep knowledge of Wireless
LAN applications.
 Brief Description
The input and common-mode ranges are programmable for inter-operation
with most available radio transceivers. Each converter has an
individual power-down control. Complete power-down mode provides less
than 10µA of standby current.
CHIPIDEA’s AFEs go beyond the simple assembly of independent
data converters and include shared reference and biasing functions to
optimize area and define loopback test-modes to decrease production
test costs.
| Main Features |
| • CMOS 0.13 µm / CMOS 90nm LP |
| • 10-bit 80MHz IQDAC & IQDAC |
| • 8-bit 20 MHz Auxiliary ADC and DAC |
| • Flexible clock generating PLL |
| • 1.2V±10% Power Supply |
| • Low Rx Current: IQADC @ 80MHz :
55mA |
| • Low Tx Current IQDAC @ 80MHz : 6 mA
|
| • 1.2V±10% Power Supply |
| • Flexible power-down modes |
| • Compact AFE Area. 90 nm: 1.46 mm2
(with PLL: 1.71mm2) |
| • Compact AFE Area. 0.13 µm:
1.8 mm2 (with PLL: 2.05 mm2) |
Add-On Features
- Increase resolution of IQADC or IQADC to 12-bit
- Loop-back test modes
- Offset Calibration
- Multi-antenna support
- LDO to regulate AVDD (allows use of a single supply)
- Regulator to supply the Radio Front-End chip
- Other auxiliary ADC or DACs
|
IP Portfolio of WLAN AFEs
- CI7602: the 0.13µm Low power (1.2V) platform
- CI7603: the 90nm Low power (1.2V) platform
Each can be tailored to meet specific application requirements.
| P/N |
Rx/Tx Specification |
Process |
| CI7602 |
Low-power 10-bit, 80MS/s IQADC & IQDAC |
0.13 µm |
| CI7603 |
Low Power 10-bit, 80MS/s IQADC & IQDAC |
90 nm |
Besides the above platforms, the following silicon proven WLAN AFEs
instantiations are available:
| P/N |
Rx/Tx Specification |
Foundry |
| CI7611tg |
8-bit, 22MS/s IQADC, 44MS/s IQDAC |
0.18µm TSMC |
| CI7372tg |
10-bit, 60MS/s IQADC & IQDAC |
0.18µm TSMC |
| CI7616wg |
12-bit, 40MS/s IQADC & IQDAC |
0.18 µm Tower |
| CI7614wg |
Multi-Antenna:12bit, 40MS/s IQADC & IQDAC |
0.18 µm Tower |
| CI7617tg |
10-bit, 40MS/s IQADC, 80MS/s IQDAC |
0.18 µm TSMC |
| CI7613tg |
10-bit, 80MS/s IQADC & IQDAC |
0.18 µm TSMC |
| CI7615wg |
0.18 µm Tower |
| CI7618kg |
0.18 µm SMIC |
| CI7612tl |
10-bit, 80MS/s IQADC & IQDAC |
0.13 µm TSMC |
Application
Wireless MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) and Wireless PAN (Personal
Area Network) applications can also be served with CHIPIDEA´s Analog
Front End designs.
For SoC integration, CHIPIDEA offers a wide range of Analog-Digital
Interface Systems for Audio, Video, Multimedia, Data-Communications
and Connectivity, including Power and Clock Management functions. |
