RAWCON2001 Conference Agenda
(Last updated 10 Oct 2001; includes links to selected presentations)


Sunday August 19, 2001, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday Workshop
Characterization and Modeling of Power Amplifier Circuits and Transistor Technologies
Organizer: Gene Tkachenko, Alpha Industries


Monday August 20, 2001, 8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
Monday Morning Workshop
Methods and Concepts for Power Amplifier Linearization
Organizer: J. S. Kenney, Georgia Institute of Technology


Monday August 20, 2001 1:00 PM -1:20 PM
Opening Remarks
Michael S. Heutmaker, Lucent Technologies, General Chair
Peter Staecker, Technical Program Chair

 Monday August 20, 2001 1:20 PM -1:50 PM
Keynote Address
The Ever-Present Wireless LAN Future (1.1 MB)
Greg Ennis
Technical Director
Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA)

Monday August 20, 2001 1:50 PM - 2:40 PM
Session M1
Wireless Data Systems
Chair: Peter Staecker

M1.1
1:50PM
Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (invited) Laurence B. Milstein, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
M1.2
2:20PM
System Considerations for Ultra-Wideband Wireless Networks Matthew L. Welborn, XtremeSpectrum, Inc., Vienna, VA, USA

Break: 2:40 PM - 3:10 PM

Monday August 20, 2001 3:10 PM - 4:30 PM
Session M2
Broadband Wireless Access
Chair: Bernard Geller, Mitsubishi USA

M2.1 
3:10PM
Performance of Second Generation Fixed Wireless Access Networks D. Gesbert, L. Haumonte, R. Krishnamoorthy, A. Paulraj, Iospan Wireless Inc., San Jose, CA, USA
M2.2 
3:30PM
Experimental Results and Transceiver Hardware Design for Fixed Broadband Wireless Non-Line of Sight Transmission: up to 1 Gbit/sec in 4.6 MHz Max Martone, WJ Communications, Inc., San Jose, CA, USA
M2.3 
3:50PM
A Proposal of Millimeter-wave Multi-hop Mesh Wireless Network Architecture with Adaptive Network Control Features for Broadband Fixed Wireless Access Yoji Kishi, Satoshi Konishi, Shinobu Nanba, Shinichi Nomoto, KDD R&D Laboratories, Inc., Kamifukuoka, Japan
M2.4 
4:10PM
Defining a Repeater for LMDS Deployment (1.53MB) Dieter Scherer, Consultant, Palo Alto, CA, USA

Poster Preview 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Chair: Gene Tkachenko, Alpha Industries

Break: 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Monday August 20, 2001 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
M3 Monday Poster Session
Chair: Gene Tkachenko, Alpha Industries

M3.1  A GaAs Based High Performance Transceiver Front-end Chipset for 5-6 GHz Wireless Applications S.Chakraborty, C.-H. Lee, S. Yoo, D.Heo, A. Raghavan, D.Mukherjee, J.Bhattacharjee, J. Laskar, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
M3.2  Integrated CMOS Power Amplifier and Down-Converter for 2.4 GHz Bluetooth Applications Chao-Chih Hsiao, Chin-Wei Kuo, Yi-Jen Chan, National Central University, Chung-li, TAIWAN, R.O.C.
M3.3  W-CDMA Even Harmonic Type Direct Conversion Receiver Based on 3GPP Definition Kenji Itoh, Tatsuya Yamaguchi, Takatoshi Katsura, Keiichi Sadahiro, Hiroaki Nagano, Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Hyogo, Japan
M3.4  Co-channel Interference Suppression In D-TDD Fixed Wireless Systems Using Analytic Models WunCheol Jeong and Mohsen Kavehrad, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
M3.5  A Dual Band SiGe MMIC LNA and Mixer with Ground Shield for WCDMA and CDMA Applications Young-Gi Kim, Shin-Young Yoon, Hyuk Kim, Seung-Hee Yoo, Young-Gul Kim, Kyung-Sik Baek, Anyang University, Anyang-City, Korea; Chang-Woo Kim, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, Korea; Deok-Ho Jo, Tae-Hyeon Han, Byung-Ryul Ryum, ASB Inc., Taejon, Korea
M3.6  A Low Distortion C-band Double Balanced Up-converter MMIC Chang-Ho Lee, Sudipto Chakraborty, Joy Laskar, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
M3.7  A Compact K-Band Transceiver Module for Broadband Wireless and LMDS Applications T. Nguyen, J. Novak, J. Gawron, G. Dietz, P. Sahm, A. Ferek, B. Bourgeois, R. Haubenstricker, E. Bogus, K. Peterson, R. Becker, S. Consolazio, Northrop Grumman Corp., Rolling Meadows, IL, USA; J. Van der Star, Galleon Corp., Milpitas, CA, USA
M3.9  An Independently Controllable AM/AM and AM/PM Predistortion Linearizer for cdma2000 Multi-carrier Applications Chan-Wang Park, François Beauregard, Fadhel M. Ghannouchi, AmpliX Wireless & Satcom, Montreal, QC, Canada; Gary Carangelo, Mitec Wireless, Inc., Tinton Falls, NJ, USA
M3.10  Structural Optimization of InGaP/GaAs HBT for Power Amplifier Applications  Y.S. Lee, C.S. Park, Information and Communications University, Taejon, Korea
M3.12 Highly Linear Low Voltage GaAs pHEMT MMIC Switches for Multimode Wireless Handset Applications Michael Roberts, Wolfgang Bosch, Damian Gotch, James Mayock, Pallavi Sandhiya, Ian Bisby, Filtronic Compound Semiconductors, Newton Aycliffe, UK; Lutfi Albasha, Sony Semiconductor Europe
M3.13 Improvement of Harmonic Responses of a l/4 Resonator BPF with Tap-Connection Technique Kouji Wada, Atsushi Suzuki, Osamu Hashimoto, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan; Hiroshi Harada, Yokogawa Denshikiki Co., Kanagawa, Japan

Monday August 20, 2001, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Banquet

Monday August 20, 2001, 8:30 PM - 8:50 PM
Banquet Address
Starting a Start-up, Or "Maybe I should have taken a real job?" (575KB)
Thomas Rowbotham
Venture Partner, St Paul Venture Capital
with special guests
Jay Borden
CEO and Founder, Granite Systems
David Crosbie
CEO and Founder, Bluesocket, Inc.


Tuesday August 21, 2001 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Session T1
Cellular Systems and Components
Chair: Jerry Grimm, Nokia Networks

T1.1
8:00AM
Performance Analysis of Integrated Wireless Mobile Networks with Queueing Handoff Scheme Jingao Wang, Qing-An Zeng, Dharma P. Agrawal, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
T1.2 
8:20AM
Multi-Class Packet Multiplexing Scheme for Wireless Internet over CDMA Systems Masahiro Ishiba, Hideki Satoh, YRP Mobile Telecommunications Key Technology Research Laboratories Co., Yokosuka, Japan; Takehiko Kobayashi, Tokyo Denki University, Tokyo, Japan
T1.3 
8:40AM
Adaptive Antenna Arrays for Downlink Capacity Increase in Third Generation Wireless CDMA Joseph Cleveland, Samsung Telecommunications America, Richardson, TX, USA; Adnan Kavak, Kocaeli University, Izmit, Turkey
T1.4 
9:00AM
Pilotless Adaptation of Feedforward Amplifiers for High-Stress Communications Signals Colin L. Larose, Fadhel M. Ghannouchi, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
T1.5 
9:20AM
Low Noise Amplifier Design for CDMA Receivers Glenn Watanabe, Rick Holbrook, Kelvin Leung, Motorola Inc., Tempe, AZ, USA; Henry Lau, Conexant Systems Inc., Chelmsford, MA, USA 
T1.6
9:40AM
Thin Film Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonator and Filter Technology (213 KB) K. M. Lakin, K. T. McCarron, J. Belsick, J. F. McDonald, TFR Technologies Inc., Bend, OR, USA

Break: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Tuesday August 21, 2001 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Session T2
Ultrawideband Systems, Components and Coexistence
Chair: Mark Wickert, University of Colorado

T2.1 
10:30AM
FDTD Simulations of  Ultrawide Band Impulse Transmissions Kazimierz Siwiak, Time Domain Corporation, Huntsville, AL, USA; Tadeusz M. Babij, Zhong Yang, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
T2.2 
10:50AM
The Use of the Genetic Algorithm Approach in the Design of Ultra - Wideband Antennas Aaron J. Kerkhoff, Robert Rogers, Hao Ling, Applied Research Laboratories, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA
T2.3 
11:10AM
In-band Interference Power Caused by Different Kinds of UWB Signals at UMTS/WCDMA Frequency Bands Matti Hamalainen, Veikko Hovinen, Jari Iinatti, Matti Latva-aho, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
T2.4 
11:30AM
Aggregate Ultra Wideband Impact on GPS Receivers Douglas A. Cummings, Applied Research Laboratories, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA
T2.5 
11:50AM
A Channelized DSSS Ultra-Wideband Receiver Won Namgoong, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Lunch: 12:10 PM - 1:20 PM

Tuesday August 21, 2001, 1:20 PM - 2:20 PM
Session T3
Active Components and Assemblies
Chair: Masashi Nakatsugawa, NTT

T3.1 
1:20PM
Fully Integrated Low Phase Noise VCO Design in SiGe BiCMOS Technology Xudong Wang, Dawn Wang, Kurt Schelkle, Peter Bacon, IBM Microelectronics, Lowell, MA, USA
T3.2 
1:40PM
A Flicker-Noise-Free DC-Offset-Free Harmonic Mixer in a CMOS Process Zhaofeng Zhang, Jack Lau, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong, China
T3.3 
2:00PM
Development Of An Integrated Bluetooth RF Transceiver Module Using Multi-layer System On Package Technology S.Chakraborty, K.Lim, A.Sutono, E.Chen, S.Yoo, A.Obatoyinbo, J. Laskar, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta , GA, USA

Break: 2:20 PM - 2:50 PM
Tuesday August 21, 2001, 2:50 PM - 4:30 PM
Session T4
Component and System Modeling
Chair: Lutfi Albasha, Sony Semiconductor Europe

T4.1 
2:50PM
Nonlinear Design of Low Phase Noise Oscillator based on Load Line Analysis Moon-Que Lee, Keun-Kwan Ryu, In-Bok Yom, Sung-Pal Lee, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Taejon, Korea 
T4.2 
3:10PM
Modeling the Bipolar Transistor Using Multibias S Parameter Sets T. Biondi, G. Palmisano, Università di Catania, Catania, Italy; G. Ferla, G. Privitera, S. Rinaudo, STMicroelectronics, Catania, Italy
T4.3 
3:30PM
Multi-Finger Power HBT Model for Nonlinear Circuit Simulation Yu Zhu, Qian Cai, Raju Balasubramanian, Jason Gerber, Ansoft Corporation, Elmwood Park,  NJ, USA
T4.4 
3:50PM
A Novel Time-Frequency Method for the Simulation/Verification of Mixed Analog and RF Communication Systems Vincent Janicot, Anacad-Mentor Graphics Company, Meylan, France
T4.5 
4:10PM
Harmonic Balance Analysis for Coupled Device and Circuit Simulation Yutao Hu, Kartikeya Mayaram, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA

Poster Preview 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Chair: Elizabeth Logan

Break: 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Tuesday August 21, 2001, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
T5 Tuesday Poster Session
Chair: Elizabeth Logan

T5.1  Performance Analysis of Rake Receivers with Maximum a Posteriori Channel State Estimation over Time Varying Frequency Selective Finite State Markov Fading Channels Bruno Clerckx, Danielle Vanhoenacker-Janvier, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
T5.2  Design and Optimization of Embedded RF Filters using a Hybrid Approach Sidharth Dalmia, Sung Hwan Min, Seock-Hee Lee, Venky Sundaram, Madhavan Swaminathan, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
T5.3  A High Efficiency 20 dBm, 900 MHz Power Amplifier Module in 0.35 um CMOS Jonghae Kim, Bradford Palmer, Ramesh Harjani, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
T5.4  Wideband Printed Dipole Antenna for Multiple Wireless Services Jeong Il Kim, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Taejon, Korea; Byung Moo Lee, Young Joong Yoon, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
T5.5  Development of a High-Power and High-Efficiency HBT MMIC VCO Chang-Ho Lee, Albert Sutono, Joy Laskar, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
T5.6  A Novel Surface Mount Filter Based on a Triple-Mode Ceramic Cavity Yuri Tikhov, Kong Mahn Park, LG Innotek Co., Ltd., Yongin-Shi, Korea; Jeong Phill Kim, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
T5.7  An Experimental DSRC Multimode Terminal Using Software Defined Radio Technology M. Umemoto, Telecommunication Advancement Organization of Japan, Yokosuka, Japan
T5.8  FD-MC-CDMA: A Frequency-based Multiple Access Architecture for High Performance Wireless Communication Zhiqiang Wu, Carl R. Nassar and Balasubramaniam Natarajan, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
T5.9  Aperture Field Integration Method Applied to On-board Array-fed Reflector Antenna for DBS Tetsuya Yamada, Shoji Tanaka, Hitoshi Nakagawa, Yutaka Kawaguchi, Takao Murata, Toshihiro Nomoto, NHK Science and Technical Research Laboratories, Tokyo, Japan
T5.10 A Compact Duplexer for IMT-2000 Handsets using Microstrip Slow-Wave Open-Loop Resonators with High-Impedance Meander Lines Soon-Soo Oh and Young-Sik Kim, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
T5.11 Development of Low Loss Organic-Micromachined Interconnects on Silicon at Microwave Frequencies D. Newlin, A. Pham, J. Harriss, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA; J.B. Lee, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

Tuesday August 21, 2001, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Panel Session
The Next Step for the Wireless LAN
Moderator: Craig Mathias, Principal, Farpoint Group

James Lansford Vice President of Business Development, Mobilian Corp.
Jeffrey Menken National Consultant, IBM Global (Wireless E-Business) Services
Steve Ladd Business Manager, ORiNOCO Products, Agere Systems
Carl Temme Director of Product Management, Atheros Communications
Jim Zyren Director of Marketing, Wireless Networking Business, Intersil Corp.

Wednesday August 22, 2001, 8:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Session W1
WLAN/OFDM Technology
Chair: Gene Tkachenko, Alpha Industries

W1.1 8:00AM An SDR Platform for Cellular/WLAN Systems Based on a Systematic Analysis of Hardware Implementation Issues to Maximize System Functionality Masashi Nakatsugawa, Yushi Shirato, Hiroshi Yoshioka, Akinori Shibuya, Munehiro Matsui, NTT Network Innovation Laboratories, Yokosuka, Japan
W1.2 8:20AM Power Amplifier Back-off Analysis with AM-to-PM for Millimeter-wave OFDM Wireless LAN Jun Sung Park, Sung Ryul Park, Hee Jung Roh and Kyung Heon Koo, University of Inchon, Inchon, Korea
W1.3 8:40AM Impact of Front-end Filters on Bit Error Performances in WLAN-OFDM Transceivers (283KB) B. Debaillie, B. Côme, W. Eberle, S. Donnay, M. Engels, IMEC v.z.w., Leuven, Belgium
W1.4 9:00AM PAPR Reduction by Envelope Stabilization using Partial Response Signaling in OFDM Systems Venkatesh Vadde, Nokia Research Center, Irving, TX, USA

Break: 9:20 AM - 9:50 AM

Wednesday August 22, 2001, 9:50 AM - 11:30 AM
Session W2
Broadband Antenna Elements and Arrays
Chair: Donn Harvey, Metawave Corp.

W2.1 
9:50AM
Reconfigurable Miniature Multielement Antenna for Wireless Networking Bedri A. Cetiner, Luis Jofre, Franco De Flaviis, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
W2.2 10:10AM Dual Frequency Microstrip Patch Antenna for WLAN/Bluetooth and HIPERLAN Applications Mari Komulainen, Pekka Salonen, Markku Kivikoski, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland
W2.3 
10:30AM
A New Class of Wide-band Microstrip Arrays Naftali Herscovici, Spike Broadband Systems, Inc., Nashua, NH, USA
W2.4 
10:50AM
Small Size Single and MultiBand Antenna Arrays With Diversity Capabilities for Portable Devices Raul R.. Ramirez, Luis Jofre, Franco De Flaviis, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
W2.5 
11:10AM
A Compact and Broadband Microstrip Patch Antenna Y. J. Wang, W. J. Koh, J. H. Tan, P. T. Teo, P. C. Yeo, DSO National Laboratories, Singapore; C. K. Lee, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Lunch: 12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM

Wednesday August 22, 2001 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Session W3
Adaptive Antennas
Chair: Jonathan Veihl, Andrew Corp.

W3.1 
1:00PM
Achieving Directionality and Transmit Diversity via Smart Antenna Pattern Oscillation with a Geometric-Based Stochastic Channel Model for Coherence Time Evaluation Seyed Alireza Zekavat, Carl R. Nassar, Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO, USA; Steve Shattil, Idris Communications, Louisville, CO, USA
W3.2 
1:20PM
Virginia Tech Space-Time Advanced Radio (VT-STAR) R. Gozali, R. Mostafa, R.C. Palat, S. Marikar, P.M. Robert, W.G. Newhall, C. Beaudette, S.A. Tsiakkouris, C. Anderson, J.H. Neel, B.D. Woerner, J.H. Reed, Mobile and Portable Radio Research Group, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
W3.3 
1:40PM
Joint Spatial and Temporal Characterization of the Wideband Wireless Communication Channel for MIMO Applications M. Stoytchev, H. F. Safar, Agere Systems, Murray Hill, NJ, USA; J. B. Raveché, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
W3.4 
2:00PM
A Control Algorithm for an Adaptive Reflector Antenna John T. MacDonald, Sapient Systems, Inc., Wilmette, IL, USA; Donald R. Ucci, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA

Break: 2:20 PM - 2:50 PM

Wednesday August 22, 2001, 2:50 PM - 4:30 PM
Session W4
Amplifiers and Linearization
Chair: Masami Akaike, Science University of Tokyo

W4.1 
2:50PM
Adaptive Algorithms for Calibrating a LINC Amplifier Rajiv Chandrasekaran, James C. Kolanek, Anne L. Thomas, Fujant, Inc, Carpinteria, CA, USA; Rajeev Gandhi, Motorola Inc., San Diego, CA, USA; John J. Shynk, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
W4.2 
3:10PM
Role of Signal Envelope Distribution in Predicting the Performance of a Multicarrier Communication System Philip Balister, Muhammad Nizamuddin, Max Robert, William Tranter, Jeffrey H. Reed, , Mobile and Portable Radio Research Group, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
W4.3 
3:30PM
Linearized InGaP/GaAs HBT MMIC Power Amplifier with Active Bias Circuit Y.S. Noh, C.S. Park, Information and Communications University, Taejon, Korea
W4.4 
3:50PM
Linearization Techniques for Amplifiers Using MESFETs Fabricated with a Self-Align/Selective Ion-Implantation Process Masashi Nakatsugawa, NTT Network Innovation Laboratories, Yokosuka, Japan
W4.5 4:10PM Memory Effects Compensation in RF Power Amplifiers by Using Envelope Injection Technique Joel Vuolevi, Jani Manninen, Timo Rahkonen, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

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