A highly linear Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) using a flexible feedforward linearisation scheme is described. The wideband LNA is designed for use in the frequency spectrum between 1 and 2GHz. It has a tuneable linearity profile which allows it to be adjusted for wideband moderate linearity or narrowband high linearity. The linearity can be tuned so a wideband Third Order Intercept Point (IP3) impr...

We present in this paper new methods for achieving highquality wideband speech at low rates using the ACELP algorithm. Several innovations are introduced to optimize the quality and minimize the complexity of the coder. A multi-rate wideband speech encoding algorithm based on these techniques was recently selected by 3GPP as the standard for AMR-WB, and is currently one of the candidates for th...

Abstract—In this paper, ultra-wideband and miniaturization, technique for the microstrip monopole patch antenna (MMPA) in wireless applications is presented. Ultra-wideband was achieved by using printed modified ground plane on a dielectric substrate with 50Ω microstrip feed line. This technique allows the bandwidth of the MMPA to be ultra-wideband with satisfactory radiation properties and red...

This paper investigates lossless coding of wideband speech by adding a lossless enhancement layer to the lossy baselayer produced by a standardised wideband speech coder. Both the ITU-T G.722 and G.722.2 speech coders are examined. Entropy results show that potential compression rates are dependent on the type and bit rate of the baselayer coder as well as the symbol size used by the lossless c...

In this paper we present a new low rate, wideband speech coder operating at 4 kbps and based on Waveform Interpolation (WI). An outline of WI speech coding is provided together with a description of its adaptation to wideband speech. Particular emphasis is placed on the quantisation of the WI parameters. Included is a detailed analysis of the quantisation requirements for the Line Spectral Freq...

Wideband application put a new demand on antennas pertaining to size, gain, efficiency, bandwidth and more. This paper presents the design and analysis of fractal antenna which uses the self similarity property of fractal geometry. This unique property is exploited to develop antenna elements that are wideband and compact possessing highly desirable properties. The presented antenna is circle i...

To account for nonstationarity, channel characterization and system design methods that employ the non-widesense stationary uncorrelated scattering (non-WSSUS) assumption are desirable. Furthermore, the inadequacy of the Doppler shift operator to properly account for the frequency shift in wideband channel implies that the timefrequency characterization methods that employ the Doppler shift ope...

This paper describes the Adaptive Multirate Wideband (AMR-WB) speech codec recently selected by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) for GSM and the third generation mobile communication WCDMA system for providing wideband speech services. The AMR-WB speech codec algorithm was selected in December 2000 and the corresponding specifications were approved in March 2001. The AMR-WB codec...

Previously reported wideband CMOS low-noise amplifiers (LNAs) have difficulty in achieving both wideband input impedance matching and low noise performance at low power consumption and low supply voltage. We present a transformer noise-canceling wideband CMOS LNA based on a common-gate topology. The transformer, composed of the input and shunt-peaking inductors, partly cancels the noise origina...