9.1 A 13mm2 40nm multiband GSM/EDGE/HSPA+/TDSCDMA/LTE transceiver

To support increased device functionality and higher data-rates in LTE-enabled systems, while improving user experience and usage time, there is a need to reduce RFIC size and power consumption without degrading performance, while maintaining backward compatibility with legacy 2G/3G systems [1]. This paper introduces a 13mm2, 40nm CMOS 2G/HSPA+/TDSCDMA/UE cat. 4 transceiver that consumes 36/65mA battery-referenced current in 3G/LTE20 modes (B1, -50dBm TX, -60dBm RX). This is achieved in part by employing a multiport single-core LNA with a multitap inductor and a current-mode-driven single-core transmit mixer. Baseband-assisted calibration techniques help achieve <;1.2% RX EVM in LTE20 and >60dBm IIP2 in all bands. To save on platform area and cost, the RFIC supports single-ended LNAs, 32kHz clock generation, and free-running XTAL operation. TX SAW filters are not required.

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