Integrated CMOS transmit-receive switch using LC-tuned substrate bias for 2.4-GHz and 5.2-GHz applications

CMOS transmit-receive (T/R) switches have been integrated in a 0.18-/spl mu/m standard CMOS technology for wireless applications at 2.4 and 5.2 GHz. This switch design achieves low loss and high linearity by increasing the substrate impedance of a MOSFET at the frequency of operation using a properly tuned LC tank. The switch design is asymmetric to accommodate the different linearity and isolation requirements in the transmit and receive modes. In the transmit mode, the switch exhibits 1.5-dB insertion loss, 28-dBm power, 1-dB compression point (P/sub 1dB/), and 30-dB isolation, at 2.4 and 5.2 GHz. In the receive mode, the switch achieves 1.6-dB insertion loss, 11.5-dBm P/sub 1dB/, and 15-dB isolation, at 2.4 and 5.2 GHz. The linearity obtained in the transmit mode is the highest reported to date in a standard CMOS process. The switch passes the 4-kV Human Body Model electrostatic discharge test. These results show that the switch design is suitable for narrow-band applications requiring a moderate-high transmitter power level (<1 W).

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