Mixed Analog-Digital Circuit Techniques for Mobile Applications

Organizer / Chair :  Satoshi Tanaka (Renesas Technology Corp.)

1Review of All Digital PLL

Haruo Kobayashi (Gunma Univ.), Tomohiro Naitou, Nobuo Takahashi, Toru Dan (SANYO Semiconductor Co., Ltd.)

2Power Mixer Array : An Efficient, Watt-Level, GHz-Range Transmitter
     for Non-Constant Envelope Signals

Shouhei Kousai (California Institute of Technology and Toshiba Corp.), Ali Hajimiri (California Institute of Technology)

3A Novel Tuning Scheme of Analog BPF Using Delta-Sigma Modulation of Its Transfer
     Function

Hideaki Majima, Mototsugu Hamada (Toshiba Corp.)

4Techniques of Digital Interface RFICs for Multi-Mode Mobile Phones

Yukinori Akamine, Hiroshi Kamizuma (Hitachi, Ltd.), Kazuhiko Hikasa (Renesas Technology Corp.)

Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting to be Launched after Analog TV Switch-off

Organizer / Chair :  Hirokazu Kamoda (NHK)

1World Trend of "Digital Dividend" and Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting

Rumi Iizuka (Foundation for MultiMedia Communications)

2Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting System on VHF-Low Band

Michihiro Uehara (NHK)

3Mobile Multi-Media Broadcasting System - ISDB-Tmm -

Jiro Hirono (Fuji Television Network, Inc.)

4Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting System: MediaFLO

Nobuyuki Uchida (Qualcomm Japan Inc.)

Recent Progress on Communication of Body Area Radiowaves

Organizer / Chair :  Toshiyuki Maeyama (Takushoku Univ.)

1Overview of Human Body Communication and R & D Trend

Koichi Ito (Chiba Univ.)

2Technology and Applications of Human Body Communication

Hideyuki Nebiya (AMPLET, Tokyo Denki Univ.), Fubuki Kubota (Tokyo Denki Univ.), Saki Shibata, Nobuo Tsukamoto (Amplet, Inc.)

3Development of Human Body Communication Module of Electric Field Type
     - New Age to Transmit "Human Body Communication" -

Kenichi Yokoo, Hiroyuki Hebiguchi, Hitoshi Yoshiyuki (ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.)

4Human Body Communication Technology of Current Type and Ultrasonic Type

Toshiyuki Maeyama (Takushoku Univ.)

Recent Progress in Metamaterials

Organizer / Chair :  Tetsuya Ueda (Kyoto Institute of Technology)

1Recent Advances in Leaky Wave Antennas Based on Composite
     Right / Left-Handed Metamaterials

Tatsuo Itoh, Mohammed Reza M. Hashemi (UCLA)

2Dielectric-Resonator-Based CRLH Metamaterials

Tetsuya Ueda (Kyoto Institute of Technology), Tatsuo Itoh (UCLA)

3Development of Metamaterials in Terahertz Region

Masanori Hangyo (Osaka Univ.)

4Wave Propagation and No-Reflection Phenomena in Metamaterials

Masao Kitano (Kyoto Univ.)

Recent Trend in RF-CMOS Circuit Technologies

Organizer / Chair :  Tadashi Maeda (NEC Corp.)

1Recent Trend of RF-CMOS Transceiver Front-End Circuit Technologies

Tadashi Maeda (NEC Corp.)

2Challenges and Design Considerations for Integrated VCOs in Wireless Communications

Ken Suyama (Epoch Microelectronics, Inc.)

3A 0.6V, 380μ, 2.4GHz Single-Gate CMOS Mixer

Jun Deguchi (Toshiba Corp.)

4Low Power CMOS Transceiver for the 430MHz Band Systems

George Hayashi (Panasonic Corp.)

Millimeter-Wave (60GHz) Standardization Trends and Standardized Systems

Organizer / Chair :  Shuzo Kato (Tohoku Univ.)

1Millimeter-Wave (60GHz) Standardization Updates

Shuzo Kato (Tohoku Univ. and NICT)

2Millimeter-Wave (60GHz) -IEEE802.15.3c PHY & MAC Design

Hiroshi Harada, (NICT)

3IEEE802.15.3c Channel Modeling and Antennas

Hirokazu Sawada (Tohoku Univ.), Keren Li (NICT)

4Hardware Design Based on IEEE802.15.3c Specification
     - RF-CMOS design and evaluation technique for module -

Nobuhiko Shibagaki (Hitachi, Ltd.)

5Millimeter wave applications and standards at 60GHz band
     - Portable Applications based on IEEE802.802.15.3c Specifications -

Kazuaki Takahashi (Panasonic Corp.)