The MICROMIXER: A highly linear variant of the Gilbert mixer using a bisymmetric class-AB input stage

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1412-1423

  Gilbert, Barrie ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b ANALOG DEVICES INC   (United States)

^c Mullard Ltd ^*  (United States)

^d PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

^e TEKTRONIX INC   (United States)

^f SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^g OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active mixers; Class AB RF cells; Linear transconductance; Microwave mixers; Modulation

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; IMPEDANCE MATCHING (ELECTRIC); INTERMODULATION; TRANSCONDUCTANCE;

BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTORS (BJT); GILBERT MIXERS;

MIXER CIRCUITS;

EID: 0031237128     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/4.628753     Document Type: Article

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