Analysis and optimization of direct-conversion receivers with 25% duty-cycle current-driven passive mixers

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2353-2366

  Mirzaei, Ahmad ^a   Darabi, Hooman ^a   Leete, John C ^a   Chang, Yuyu ^a  

^a BROADCOM CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Conversion gain; current driven; down conversion; impedance transformation; mixer; noise figure; receiver

Indexed keywords

CLOCKS; CROSSTALK; NOISE FIGURE; RADIO RECEIVERS; RECEIVERS (CONTAINERS);

CONVERSION GAIN; CURRENT-DRIVEN; DESIGN PARAMETERS; DIRECT CONVERSION RECEIVERS; DOWN CONVERSION; IMPEDANCE TRANSFORMATION; OPERATING PRINCIPLES; ZERO-IF RECEIVERS;

MIXERS (MACHINERY);

EID: 77957754526     PISSN: 15498328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCSI.2010.2043014     Document Type: Article

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