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Conference Papers Year : 2024

Digital Generation of RF Phase-Modulated Test Stimuli: Application to BPSK Modulation Scheme

Abstract

This paper presents an original strategy for low-cost generation of Radio-Frequency (RF) phase-modulated test stimuli using a standard digital Automated Test Equipment (ATE). The main idea is to generate a modulated digital signal at relatively low-frequency and exploit one of its harmonic replicas to get a signal at higher frequency. Given the specificity of a digital ATE, which manipulates data in the discrete-time domain, one of the cornerstones of the technique is to identify favorable sampling conditions that preserve the spectral content of the generated signal around the targeted harmonic replica. To this end, a corruption estimator is defined based on an analytical expression of a sampled-and-held digital carrier. The approach is illustrated in this paper using the Binary Phase Shift Keying (BPSK) modulation scheme with the objective of generating a 2.4GHz signal, assuming a maximum ATE sampling rate of 1.6Gbps. Simulation results and hardware measurements are presented, validating the proposed solution.
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lirmm-04827861 , version 1 (09-12-2024)

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Kamilia Tahraoui, Richard Burelle, Thibault Vayssade, François Lefèvre, Laurent Latorre, et al.. Digital Generation of RF Phase-Modulated Test Stimuli: Application to BPSK Modulation Scheme. DFT 2024 - 37th IEEE International Symposium on Defect and Fault Tolerance in VLSI and Nanotechnology Systems, Oct 2024, Didcot, United Kingdom. pp.1-6, ⟨10.1109/DFT63277.2024.10753528⟩. ⟨lirmm-04827861⟩
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