A 2.4-GHz-Low-Power CMOS RF Transmitter for IEEE 802.15.4 Standard

Mohen Nasri, Amina Msolli, Abdelhamid Helali, Hassen Maaref

Laboratory of Micro-Optoelectronics and Nanostructures (LMON), Faculty of Sciences of Monastir, Boulevard de L’environnement, Monastir, Tunisia.

DOI: 10.4236/wsn.2012.46025                

Abstract

This paper presents the experimental results of a low-power RF transmitter for 2.4-GHz-band IEEE 802.15.4 standard in 0.18-μm CMOS technology. In order to make an adaptive RF transmitter, several factors must be considered. The most important factors are performances, power consumption, output power, noise factor, and cost. The RF transmitter comprises a quadrature passive mixer, and a power amplifier. The proposed RF transmitter consumes only 10.8-mW under a supply voltage of 1.8-V.

Keywords

IEEE 802.15.4 Transmitter; CMOS; Low Cost; Low Power; Wireless Sensor Network

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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