Tutorials
RF System Design for Advanced Wireless Transceivers
Dr. Lydi Smaïni, RF System Design Manager, Marvell Semiconductor
Half-Day Tutorial
Lecturer's Biography:
Dr. Smaïni received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electronics from the University of South Toulon-Var, France, in 1998 and 2001, respectively, specializing in Radio Propagation, Telecommunications and Remote Sensing. His thesis work focused on pulse compression techniques and signal processing for atmospheric radars. After graduation he worked for one year as an R&D consulting engineer for ALTEN, Marseille, France, where he developed a frequency agile radar beacon for navigation aid, which is now in service on the French littoral. From 2002 to 2006 he was with STMicroelectronics in the RF System and Architecture Group for wireless communications, Geneva, Switzerland, where he worked on Ultra Wide-Band impulse radio, 3G cellular phones, and advanced radio architectures for OFDMA technology. He joined Marvell Switzerland in July 2006, Etoy, Switzerland, where he is currently leading the RF System and DSP Team working on deep sub-micron CMOS transceivers.
Abstract:
With growing complexity of wireless communication systems and increasing levels of integration in modern CMOS processes, the differentiation of competing wireless transceiver designs has moved from the transistor-level design to the architectural level. Designing such integrated transceivers requires a thorough understanding of the whole transceiver chain, from the antenna to the DSP. While transistor-level design is taught in most graduate classes, RF system-level design expertise is dominantly acquired through hands-on design work, with sometimes missing theoretical background. This tutorial provides the attendance with practical RF system-design knowledge directly applicable to their on-going transceiver design