Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 Satellite Navigation; 1.2 Positioning
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Table of contents :
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1 Satellite Navigation
1.2 Positioning through Satellites
1.3 State-of-the-Art GNSS RF Front-End Receivers
1.4 Design Methodology
Chapter 2. Receiver Specifications
2.1 Global Navigation Satellite Systems
2.2 System Analysis
2.3 Summary
Chapter 3. Circuit Design
3.1 Receiver Architecture
3.2 Low-Noise Amplifier
3.3 RF Pre-Amplifier and Mixer
3.4 IF Limiting Amplifiers and Filters
3.5 Analogue-to-Digital Conversion (ADC)
3.6 Frequency Synthesiser
3.7 Overall Considerations
3.8 Summary. Chapter 4. Measurements4.1 Introduction
4.2 Stages in the Validation of an Integrated Circuit Design
4.3 Validation of Passive Element Models
4.4 Individual Validation of Receiver Chain Blocks
4.5 Characterisation of the Complete RF Front-End
4.6 Summary
Chapter 5. Applications
5.1 Fields of Application
5.2 Application Module for Cars
5.3 Summary
Chapter 6. Conclusions
Bibliography
Index
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