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In order to reduce hardware complexity and power consumption, massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems employ low-resolution analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) to acquire quantized measurements $\boldsymbol y$. This poses new…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-02-12 Shuai Huang , Deqiang Qiu , Trac D. Tran

High power consumption and expensive hardware are two bottlenecks for practical massive multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) systems. One promising solution is to employ low-resolution analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-09-11 Jiayi Zhang , Linglong Dai , Ziyan He , Bo Ai , Octavia A. Dobre

This letter considers the architecture of distributed antenna system, which is made up of a massive number of single-antenna remote radio heads (RRHs), some with full-resolution but others with low-resolution analog-to-digital converter…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-05-16 Jide Yuan , Shi Jin , Chao-Kai Wen , Kai-Kit Wong

We aim at investigating the impact of low resolution digital-to-analog converters (DACs) at the transmitter and low resolution analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) at the receiver on the required bandwidth and the required signalto- noise…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-06-28 Hela Jedda , Amine Mezghani , Josef A. Nossek

The use of low precision (e.g., 1-3 bits) analog-to-digital convenors (ADCs) in very large multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems is a technique to reduce cost and power consumption. In this context, nevertheless, it has been shown…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-01-23 Chao-Kai Wen , Shi Jin , Kai-Kit Wong , Chang-Jen Wang , Gang Wu

We consider communication over the block noncoherent AWGN channel with low-precision Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs) at the receiver. For standard uniform Phase Shift Keying (PSK) modulation, we investigate the performance of a receiver…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2009-05-28 Jaspreet Singh , Upamanyu Madhow

In this contribution, we investigate a coarsely quantized Multi-User (MU)-Multiple Input Single Output (MISO) downlink communication system, where we assume 1-Bit Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs) at the Base Station (BS) antennas. First,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-03-01 Oliver De Candido , Hela Jedda , Amine Mezghani , A. Lee Swindlehurst , Josef A. Nossek

We study the spectral efficiency (SE) of a mixed-ADC massive MIMO system in which K single-antenna users communicate with a base station (BS) equipped with M antennas connected to N high-resolution ADCs and M-N one-bit ADCs. This…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-07-04 Hessam Pirzadeh , A. Lee Swindlehurst

Motivated by the demand for energy-efficient communication solutions in the next generation cellular network, a mixed-ADC architecture for massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO) systems is proposed, which differs from previous works…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-18 Ning Liang , Wenyi Zhang

Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) can improve the overall system performance significantly. Massive MIMO systems, however, may require a large number of radio frequency (RF) chains that could cause high cost and power…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-06-28 Hwanjin Kim , Junil Choi

For 5G it will be important to leverage the available millimeter wave spectrum. To achieve an approximately omni- directional coverage with a similar effective antenna aperture compared to state of the art cellular systems, an antenna array…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-07-04 Kilian Roth , Hessam Pirzadeh , A. Lee Swindlehurst , Josef A. Nossek

Two-channel modulo analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) enable high-dynamic-range signal sensing at the Nyquist rate per channel, but existing designs quantise both channel outputs independently, incurring redundant bitrate costs. This paper…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-21 Wenyi Yan , Zeyuan Li , Lu Gan , Honqing Liu , Guoquan Li

Analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) facilitate the conversion of analog signals into a digital format. While the specific designs and settings of ADCs can vary depending on their applications, it is crucial in many modern applications to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-19 Satish Mulleti , Timur Zirtiloglu , Arman Tan , Rabia Tugce Yazicigil , Yonina C. Eldar

Low resolution analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) can be employed to improve the energy efficiency (EE) of a wireless receiver since the power consumption of each ADC is exponentially related to its sampling resolution and the hardware…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-03-11 Aryan Kaushik , Christos Tsinos , Evangelos Vlachos , John Thompson

Massive MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) is a key enabler for 5G and future wireless systems, boosting channel capacity, energy efficiency, and spectral efficiency. However, high power consumption and hardware costs of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-12-08 Jie Zhang , Huifu Xu

This paper considers a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system with low-resolution analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). In this system, the paper presents a new MIMO detection approach using coding theory. The principal idea of the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-10-26 Song-Nam Hong , Yo-Seb Jeon , Namyoon Lee

Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) is a promising technology for next generation wireless communication systems (5G). In this technology, Base Station (BS) is equipped with a large number of antennas. Employing high resolution…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2017-10-03 Azad Azizzadeh , Reza Mohammadkhani , Seyed Vahab Al-Din Makki

Cell-free massive MIMO has matured into a key candidate technology for 6G and beyond, owing to its ability to provide nearly uniform service quality to many user equipments (UEs) over the same time-frequency resources. Unlike conventional…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-25 Özlem Tuğfe Demir , Salih Gümüşbuğa

This letter investigates the uplink of a multi-user millimeter wave (mmWave) system, where the base station (BS) is equipped with a massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) array and resolution-adaptive analog-to-digital converters…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-19 Hualian Sheng , Xihan Chen , Xiongfei Zhai , An Liu , Min-Jian Zhao

The design and measurement results of ultra-low power, fast 10-bit Successive Approximation Register (SAR) Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) prototypes in 65 nm CMOS technology are presented. Eight prototype ADCs were designed using two…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-12-25 Mirosław Firlej , Tomasz Fiutowski , Marek Idzik , Jakub Moroń , Krzysztof Świentek