A CMOS switched transconductor mixer.

A new CMOS active mixer topology can operate at low supply voltages by the use of switches exclusively connected to the supply voltages. Such switches require less voltage headroom and avoid gate-oxide reliability problems. Mixing is achieved by exploiting two transconductors with cross-coupled outp...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	IEEE Journal of solid state circuits 39, 8 (2004).
Main Author:	Klumperink, E.A.M
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	0.18 micron. 1 V. 1/f noise. 12 dB. CMOS active mixer topology. CMOS analog integrated circuits. LO-port. Active circuits. Active mixers. Communication circuits. Dielectric breakdown. Down-conversion mixers. Frequency conversion. Gate-oxide reliability problems. Integrated circuit noise. Intermodulation distortion. Linear trans-conductance. Low supply voltages. Low-noise design. Microwave integrated circuits. Microwave mixers. Nonlinear circuits. Switch-transistors. Switched transconductor mixer. Voltage headroom. White noise.