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 1:20 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 |