Design of reconfigurable RF front-end for multi-standard receiver using switchable passive networks

Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 81-88

  Kim, Ji Hoon ^a   Jang, Young Kyun ^a   Yoo, Hyung Joun ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Flexible LC tank; Flexible matching network; Mixer; Multi standard receiver; QVCO; Receiver architecture; Switchable passive network

Indexed keywords

PASSIVE NETWORKS; SWITCHING NETWORKS; SWITCHING SYSTEMS; VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

FLEXIBLE LC TANK; FLEXIBLE MATCHING NETWORK; MULTI-STANDARD RECEIVER; RECEIVER ARCHITECTURE;

SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

EID: 33845763915     PISSN: 09251030     EISSN: 15731979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10470-006-9000-1     Document Type: Article

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