1024-QAM high image rejection E-Band sub-harmonic IQ modulator and transmitter in 65-nmCMOS process

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3974-3985

  Lin, Wei Heng ^a   Yang, Hong Yuan ^a   Tsai, Jeng Han ^b   Huang, Tian Wei ^a   Wang, Huei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

1024 QAM; CMOS; image rejection ratio (IRR); millimeter wave (MMW); sub harmonic mixer

Indexed keywords

1024-QAM; ERROR VECTOR MAGNITUDE; FOUR-STAGE POWER AMPLIFIERS; IMAGE REJECTION RATIOS; MILLIMETER WAVE (MMW); MILLIMETER-WAVE COMMUNICATION; QUADRATURE AMPLITUDE MODULATION SIGNALS; SUB-HARMONIC MIXER;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; MILLIMETER WAVES; MIXERS (MACHINERY); POWER AMPLIFIERS; QUADRATURE AMPLITUDE MODULATION; TRANSMITTERS;

MODULATORS;

EID: 84887943550     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2013.2284473     Document Type: Article

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