40nm 1.1V AFE comprising 12-bit IQ ADC, 12-bit IQ DAC and Clock-PLL

Overview

The TRV401TSM40LP IP is a 1.1V low-power low-silicon-area AFE comprising 12-bit IQ ADC, 12-bit IQ DAC and Fractional-N Clock-PLL. It is implemented in TSMC Low-Power 40nm CMOS process technology and is especially suitable for use within wireless communication and broadcast integrated circuit RFIC or BBIC subsystems (LTE, WiFi, WiMAX, DAB, DAB+, FM, HDFM, DRM, etc).

Key Features

  • Rail-to-Rail IQ ADC Input Capability
  • 65dB IQ ADC SNR
  • Programmable Full-Scale IQ DAC Output Current
  • 65dB IQ DAC SNR
  • 16MHz-to-2GHz Fractional-N PLL Output Coverage
  • Independent ADC and DAC clocks + spare PLL output
  • Fully-integrated 165kHz loop filter
  • 13MHz to 52MHz Crystal Oscillator Reference Support
  • Scalable Power Consumption

Benefits

  • Low-power and low-area fully-featured 40nm AFE with robust performance and small implementation footprint.

Block Diagram

40nm 1.1V AFE comprising 12-bit IQ ADC, 12-bit IQ DAC and Clock-PLL Block Diagram

Applications

  • AFE is suitable for embedding in ASIC and SoC subsystems for:
  • LTE, WiFi, WiMAX, DAB, DAB+, FM, HDFM, DRM and many more

Deliverables

  • Behavioural Models
  • Timing Models
  • GDSII Layout Database
  • Netlist for LVS verification
  • Usage and Integration Guidelines
  • Databook

Technical Specifications

Foundry, Node
TSMC 40nm CMOS
Maturity
Contact Tetrivis
Availability
GDSII available in January 2015
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