Project Title:
LTE-Advanced RF Transceiver Chip
Project Reference:
ART/183CP
Project Period:
20140922 - 20160321
Funds Approved (HK$’000):
18117
Project Coordinator:
Mr Bill Weimin Zhang
Deputy Project Coordinator:
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Deliverable:
LTE-Advanced RF Transceiver Architecture and System Design • Carrier aggregation with bandwidth up to 40 MHz • Envelope tracking for power saving • Advanced MIMO (downlink 4Rx, uplink 2Tx) • Worldwide frequency bands from 450 MHz to 3.8 GHz • System and modules specifications definition LTE-Advanced RF Transceiver Modules IP • 1st version modules IP design in terms of circuit schematic, netlist and simulation • 1st version modules including RF front-end modules, frequency synthesizers, ADC, DAC, control, interface and etc • Refined modules IP design in terms of circuit schematic, netlist and simulation • Refined modules including RF front-end modules, frequency synthesizers, ADC, DAC, control, interface and etc LTE-Advanced RF Transceiver Chips • 1st version LTE-Advanced RF transceiver chips for 3GPP Release 10 and 11 • Final LTE-Advanced RF transceiver chips for 3GPP Release 10 and 11 Reference Design Boards • Reference design boards for the RF transceiver chips to function and test in a platform
Research Group:
Dr Che-I, Justin CHUANG
Mr Jui Kuang, Ray HO
Mr Wai Po WONG
Dr Gang, Dennis QIAN
Mr Huimin, Henry GUO
Mr Kai-cheung, Tim CHUNG
Dr Wang Chi, Charles CHENG
Dr Shuzuo LOU
Mr Lefeng, Victor SHEN
Mr Xiaoming, Michael CHEN
Dr Dan, Rachel WANG
Mr To Shing WONG
Mr Jinghong, Perry ZHU
Dr Shiyuan ZHENG
Dr Shaohua ZHAO
Mr Wuxue, Rewkie NI
Mr Xiaodong YU
Mr Biqiang, Tyler LUO
Dr Li, Ann LI
Dr Yu, Lori LIU
Mr Zhiwei WU
Mr Sheng CHEN
Ms Yan WAN
Ms Mei Fan, Rebecca CHOI
Ms On Kei, Angel CHEUNG
Dr Xinyi LIU
Mr Koon Man, Angus SAM
Mr Chiing Chyuan, Calvin LEE
Sponsor:
Gesar Electronics International Co., Limited 1 [Sponsor]
Gesar Electronics International Co., Limited 2 [Sponsor]
Prime Sky International Holdings Limited 1 [Sponsor]
Prime Sky International Holdings Limited 2 [Sponsor]
Southeast University
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Description:
International Telecommunications Union-Radio communications sector (ITU-R) has specified a set of requirements for 4G standards, named the International Mobile Telecommunications Advanced (IMT-Advanced) specification and LTE-Advanced is officially IMT-Advanced compliant and backward compatible with LTE. LTE (Long Term Evolution) and LTE-Advanced have been selected by most of mobile operators in the world as the evolution of their cellular networks and LTE-Advanced 3GPP Release 11 specification version V11.8.0 was recently released in March 2014. In this full project, an LTE-Advanced RF transceiver will be developed for 3GPP Releases 10 and 11 with data rates up to 300/100 Mbps (downlink/uplink). The transceiver will support worldwide frequency bands from 450 MHz to 3.8 GHz covering major countries/regions such as Mainland China/Hong Kong, US, Europe, Japan, Australia and UK. Key areas in LTE-Advanced RF transceiver design and implementation, such as carrier aggregation, advanced Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO), envelope tracking (ET), and wideband reconfigurable RF front-end design will be developed. Two tapeouts have been planned to produce silicon proven IPs. LTE-Advanced RF transceiver chip, reference design, patent and IPs will be delivered as the achievements of this project and this project will greatly help Hong Kong to set up a technology leading role in the region, and create a competitive edge for local IC design houses, wireless broadband solution vendors, OEM and ODM manufacturers.
