A Self-Biased Mixer in μm CMOS for an Ultra-Wideband Receiver

Mixer common mode rejection ratio (MCMRR); CMOS integrated circuits; Mixer circuits; Mixers (machinery); Noise figure; CMOS technology; Conversion gain; Downconversion mixer; Local oscillators; Lower-power consumption; Third-order input intercept points; Ultra wideband receivers; Ultrawideband applications; Ultra-wideband (UWB)

Abstract :

[en] A self-biased CMOS analog mixer for ultra-wideband (UWB) applications is presented in this paper. The proposed mixer is complementary and self-biased, and has lower power consumption, superior isolation, and larger bandwidth. The proposed low-power, down conversion mixer is designed and fabricated in UMC μ CMOS technology. The measurement results show that it can operate at UWB frequencies that range from 1 to 6 GHz. The proposed mixer provides a maximum conversion gain of 13 dB, -4.5 dBm of third-order input intercept point, and a minimum double sideband noise figure of 12 dB. The maximum values of the measured local oscillator LO-to-RF, RF-to-IF, and LO-to-IF isolations are 50, 45, and 52 dB, respectively. © 1963-2012 IEEE.

Disciplines :

Electrical & electronics engineering

Author, co-author :

Bhatt, D.; IITB-Monash Research Academy, IIT Bombay, Bombay, 400076, India

Mukherjee, J.; Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay, Bombay, 400076, India

Redouté, Jean-Michel ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Dép. d'électric., électron. et informat. (Inst.Montefiore) > Systèmes microélectroniques intégrés

Language :

English

Title :

A Self-Biased Mixer in μm CMOS for an Ultra-Wideband Receiver

Publication date :

2017

Journal title :

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

ISSN :

0018-9480

eISSN :

1557-9670

Publisher :

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Volume :

Issue :

Pages :

1294-1302

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