A low-power and high-gain mixer for UWB systems

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 803-805

  Seo, Jeong Bae ^a   Kim, Jong Ha ^a   Sun, Hyuk ^a   Yun, Tae Yeoul ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CMOS; High gain; Low power; Mixer; Subthreshold; Ultra wideband (UWB)

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND NETWORKS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

CMOS; HIGH GAIN; LOW POWER; MIXER; SUBTHRESHOLD; ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB);

MIXING;

EID: 57349165333     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2008.2007707     Document Type: Article

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