A new RF CMOS gilbert mixer with improved noise figure and linearity

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 626-631

  Yoon, Jehyung ^a,b   Kim, Huijung ^c   Park, Changjoon ^a,b   Yang, Jinho ^d   Song, Hyejeong ^b   Lee, Sekyeong ^b   Kim, Bumman ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^c SAMSUNG Electronics   (South Korea)

^d SK Telecom   (South Korea)

Author keywords

1 f noise; CMOS; Direct conversion; Double balanced mixer; Flicker noise; Gilbert mixer; IF

Indexed keywords

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

DOUBLE BALANCED MIXERS; FLICKER NOISE INJECTION; GILBERT MIXERS; INJECTION EFFICIENCY;

MIXER CIRCUITS;

EID: 40549126336     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2008.916942     Document Type: Article

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