Method to improve the linearity of active commutating mixers using dynamic current injection

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 4624-4631

  Mohsenpour, Mohammad Mahdi ^a   Saavedra, Carlos E ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CMOS active mixer; cross coupled current injection; current commutating mixer; dynamic current injection; high linearity; RF integrated circuits

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; FREQUENCY BANDS; PHASE COMPARATORS;

CONVERSION GAIN; DOUBLE BALANCED MIXERS; DOUBLE-BALANCED; DYNAMIC CURRENT; HIGH LINEARITY; RF BANDWIDTHS; STATIC CURRENTS; THIRD ORDER INTERCEPT POINTS;

MIXERS (MACHINERY);

EID: 84996921000     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2016.2623698     Document Type: Article

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