Reconfigurable Transceiver Architecture For Multiband Rf-frontends

This Book Investigates And Discusses The Hardware Design And Implementation To Achieve Smart Air Interfaces With A Reduced Number Of Radio Frequency (rf) Transmitter And Receiver Chains, Or Even With A Single Reconfigurable Rf-frontend In The User Terminal. Various Hardware Challenges Are Identified And Addressed To Enable The Implementation Of Autonomous Reconfigurable Rf-frontend Architectures. Such Challenges Are (i) The Conception Of A Transceiver With Wide Tuning Range Of At Least Up To 6 Ghz, (ii) The System Integration Of Reconfigurable Technologies Targeting Current Compact Devices That Demand Voltages Up To 100 V For Adaptive Controlling And (iii) The Realization Of A Multiband And Multistandard Antenna Module Employing Agile Components To Provide Flexible Frequency Coverage.