Analysis and optimization of current-driven passive mixers in narrowband direct-conversion receivers

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2678-2688

  Mirzaei, Ahmad ^a   Darabi, Hooman ^a   Leete, John C ^a   Chen, Xinyu ^a   Juan, Kevin ^a   Yazdi, Ahmad ^a  

^a BROADCOM CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

CMOS switches; Conversion gain; Current driven passive mixer; Direct conversion; Impedance transformation; Mixer; Passive mixer; Receiver

Indexed keywords

CMOS SWITCHES; CONVERSION-GAIN; CURRENT-DRIVEN PASSIVE MIXER; DIRECT-CONVERSION; IMPEDANCE TRANSFORMATION; MIXER; PASSIVE MIXER; RECEIVER;

MIXING; SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES; SWITCHING;

MIXERS (MACHINERY);

EID: 70350592002     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2009.2027937     Document Type: Article

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