An integrated solution for suppressing WLAN signals in UWB receivers

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1617-1625

  Bevilacqua, Andrea ^a   Maniero, Andrea ^a   Gerosa, Andrea ^a   Neviani, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

BiCMOS integrated circuits; Interference suppression; Microwave receivers; Notch filters; Ultra wide band (UWB) systems

Indexed keywords

INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION; INTERMODULATION DISTORTION; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; NOTCH FILTERS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

BLOCKER FILTERING TECHNIQUE; ULTRA-WIDE-BAND SYSTEMS;

BICMOS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 34547997026     PISSN: 10577122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCSI.2007.902458     Document Type: Article

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