A programmable CDMA IF transceiver ASIC for wireless communications
Lieven Philips, Ivo Bolsens, Hillarie Man · 2002
A digital CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) transceiver ASIC called PMCM (Programmable Mobile Communications Modem) is presented. Spreader and correlator functions, band-limiting filters and IF (Intermediate Frequency) up- and downconverters are on-chip. The functional blocks are programmable to a large extent, making the chip usable in a wide application area. First time right silicon was generated using the CATHEDRAL high-level synthesis design environment. The ASIC has been embedded in a number of mobile satellite terminals; currently it is applied in a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) context.