A 2.5-GHz InGaP/GaAs differential cross-coupled self-oscillating mixer (SOM) IC

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 211-213

  Tofighi, Mohammad Reza ^a,b   Daryoush, Afshin S ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conversion gain; Frequency conversion; GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT); Microwave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC) chip; Phase noise; Self oscillating mixer (SOM); Tuning range; Voltage controlled oscillator (VCO)

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCIES; GAIN MEASUREMENT; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; MIXER CIRCUITS; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM; TUNING; VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

CONVERSION GAIN; FREQUENCY CONVERSION; GAAS HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR (HBT); PHASE NOISE; SELF-OSCILLATING MIXERS (SOM);

INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 18144406193     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2005.845693     Document Type: Article

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