35-65-GHz CMOS broadband modulator and demodulator with sub-harmonic pumping for MMW wireless gigabit applications

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2075-2084

  Tsai, Jeng Han ^a,b   Huang, Tian Wei ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CMOS; Demodulator; Direct conversion; Millimeter wave (MMW); Modulator; Sub harmonically pumped

Indexed keywords

DIRECT-CONVERSION SYSTEMS; SUB-HARMONICALLY PUMPING;

DEMODULATORS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; MODULATORS; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 35348828771     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2007.905497     Document Type: Article

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