The SSCS is pleased to announce a full-day workshop on RF circuits for 2.5G and 3G Wireless Systems, sponsored by the SSCS Solid-State Circuits and Technology Committee. It will be held at the San Francisco Marriott, 4 February 2001, the day before ISSCC 2001.
The market demand for sending high-speed data over wireless has spawned several competing modulation standards for 2.5- and 3Generation systems. EDGE, IS-95B, 1XRTT, 3XRTT, WCDMA, and other standards have been proposed. All of these standards call for envelope-varying signals and will produce significant peak-to-average ratios. This will necessitate receiver and transmitter circuits that must operate with much higher linearity than used in 2G hardware. This workshop will describe the signal differences between the proposed and existing wireless standards and the requirements for the RF electronics that support them.
The format of the workshop is arranged to allow participants to discuss and interact: 40-45-minute talks, with an additional 10 minutes for discussion; coffee breaks; and a group lunch. There is no published digest, and to encourage a free flow of information, cameras and recording devices will not be allowed. Robert Bayruns of Tropian is organizing the workshop. Attendance will be limited-similar workshops in the past have filled up quickly. Information on talks and preregistration forms will be available online in mid-October at www.ieee.org/ssctc. Other information can be obtained from Suzanne Demarie, Courtesy Associates: Tel: +1 202 331 2000; Fax: +1 202 331 0111; Email: SSCTC@courtesyassoc.com.