A 60 GHz MMIC pHEMT image reject mixer with integrated ultra wideband if hybrid and 30 dB of image rejection ratio

Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference Proceedings, APMC

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Gunnarsson, Sten E ^a   Kuylenstierna, Dan ^a   Zirath, Herbert ^a,b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Ericsson Microwave Systems AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

60 GHz; Broadband IF signal; Image reject mixer; Image rejection ratio; Low power consumption; MMIC; pHEMT; Ultra wideband integrated IF hybrid

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; MIXER CIRCUITS; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

60 GHZ; BROADBAND IF SIGNAL; IMAGE REJECT MIXER (IRM); IMAGE REJECTION RATIO; LOW POWER CONSUMPTION; PHEMT; ULTRA WIDEBAND INTEGRATED IF HYBRID;

HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS;

EID: 33847091221     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/APMC.2005.1606255     Document Type: Conference Paper

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