3–5 V, 3–3.8 MHz OOK modulator with a-IGZO TFTs for flexible wireless transmitter

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Abstract

This paper presents an On-Off-Keying (OOK) modulator for a flexible and wearable wireless transmitter implemented in an amorphous-Indium-Gallium-Zinc-Oxide (a-IGZO) TFT technology. The circuit consists of a three-stage ring oscillator for the carrier and an output driver with an OOK modulation switch, realized with just five transistors. In order to maximize the operation frequency, we use 2 μm-long nMOS transistors in the circuit design. The proposed OOK modulator is fabricated on a polyimide flexible substrate, and characterized with 3-to-5 V supply voltages and an output load capacitance of 15 pF. The circuit operates from the lowest supply voltage of 3 V, while the highest measured oscillation frequency is 3.76 MHz at 5 V VDD. Although the schematic is simple and straight forward, the equivalent modulation depth ranges from 61.3 % to 78.2 %, which can be detected with an existing AM/OOK receiver in the same technology. The power consumptions for 3 V and 5 V supply voltages are 2.15 mW and 6.77 mW, respectively.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems (COMCAS) 2017
PublisherIEEE
Number of pages4
ISBN (print)978-1-5386-3170-6
Publication statusPublished - 15 Nov 2017
Peer-reviewedYes

Conference

Title2017 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems
Abbreviated titleIEEE COMCAS 2017
Duration13 - 15 November 2017
LocationDavid Intercontinental Hotel
CityTel-Aviv
CountryIsrael

External IDs

Scopus 85045857284
ORCID /0000-0001-6429-0105/work/142236604

Keywords

Research priority areas of TU Dresden

Keywords

  • Frequency measurement, Frequency modulation, Voltage measurement, Wireless communication, Oscillators, Thin film transistors