Reconfigurable broadband mixer with variable conversion gain

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Wang, Min ^a   Saavedra, Carlos E ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION GAIN; DC POWER CONSUMPTION; GATE WIDTHS; GILBERT-TYPE MIXERS; RE-CONFIGURABLE; RF DEVICES;

DC POWER TRANSMISSION;

MIXING;

EID: 80052308559     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2011.5972569     Document Type: Conference Paper

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