A new linearization technique for CMOS RF mixer using third-order transconductance cancellation

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 350-352

  Liang, Kung Hao ^a,b   Lin, Chi Hsein ^a,b   Chang, Hong Yeh ^a,b   Chan, Yi Jen ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CMOS; Harmonic; Intermodulation; Linearization; Mixer; Third order intermodulation (IMD3); Third order transconductance

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISTORTION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; TRANSCONDUCTANCE; TRANSISTORS;

BULK-TO-SOURCE VOLTAGE; GILBERT-CELL MIXER; THIRD-ORDER INTERMODULATION (IMD3);

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 44049105428     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2008.922129     Document Type: Article

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