A 1-17-GHz InGaP-GaAs HBT MMIC analog multiplier and mixer with broad-band input-matching networks

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 50, Issue 11 SPEC, 2002, Pages 2564-2568

  Tzeng, Bosen ^b,c   Lien, Chun Hsien ^b   Wang, Huei ^a,b   Wang, Yu Chi ^d   Chao, Pane Chane ^d   Chen, Chung Hsu ^a,d  

^a IEEE

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c MEDIATEK INC   (Taiwan)

^d WIN SEMICONDUCTORS CORP   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Active mixer; Analog multiplier; GaAs monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC); Gilbert cell

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; FREQUENCIES; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MIXER CIRCUITS; MULTIPLYING CIRCUITS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

ANALOG MIXER; ANALOG MULTIPLIER; BROADBAND INPUT MATCHING NETWORK; CONVERSION GAIN; GAIN BANDWIDTH PRODUCT; GILBERT CELL MULTIPLIER; INDIUM GALLIUM PHOSPHIDE;

MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 0036851268     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2002.804506     Document Type: Article

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