Second-order intermodulation mechanisms in CMOS downconverters

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 394-406

  Manstretta, Danilo ^a   Brandolini, Massimo ^b   Svelto, Francesco ^b  

^a AGERE SYSTEMS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active mixers; CMOS analog integrated circuits; Dc offset; Direct conversion; IIP2; Low IF; Mismatch; Radio receivers; Second order distortion; Self mixing; UMTS

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; INTERMODULATION; LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; RADIO RECEIVERS; SIGNAL DISTORTION; SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

CMOS ANALOG INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; CMOS DOWNCONVERTERS; DIRECT CONVERSION; MISMATCH; SECOND ORDER INPUT INTERCEPT POINT; SECOND-ORDER INTERMODULATION; SELF-MIXING; UNIVERSAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM;

FREQUENCY CONVERTERS;

EID: 0037346005     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2002.808310     Document Type: Article

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