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A 5.25-GHz CMOS Folded-Cascode Even-Harmonic Mixer for Low-Voltage Applications Ming-Feng Huang, Chung J. Kuo , Senior Member, IEEE , and Shuenn-Yuh Lee , Member, IEEE IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES, VOL. 54, NO. 2, FEBRUARY 2006. 指導教授 : 林志明 級別 : 體積所碩一
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A 5.25-GHz CMOS Folded-Cascode Even-Harmonic Mixer for Low-Voltage ApplicationsMing-Feng Huang, Chung J. Kuo, Senior Member, IEEE, and Shuenn-Yuh Lee, Member, IEEEIEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES, VOL. 54, NO. 2, FEBRUARY 2006 指導教授:林志明 級別:體積所碩一 學生:呂致遠 Mail:s94662010@mail.ncue.edu.tw 民國95年3月28日
Outline • Abstract • Introduction • Schematic • Microphotograph • Experimental result • Comparison • Conclusion • References
Abstract • 5.25-GHz folded-cascode evenharmonic mixer (FEHM) • Reduce the headroom voltage • A current reuse circuit • Frequency-doubling technique • Conversion gain of 8.3 dB • IIP3of 0.03 dBm • Supply voltage of 0.9 V • LO power of 5.5 dBm • Power consumption of 4.95 mW • IF frequency of 500 kHz
Introduction • The low-voltage RF integrated-circuit (RFIC) development for portable communication equipments has been a focus due to the advances in device technology for high-speed applications. More and more designers have proposed RFIC for high-speed and low-voltage applications.
Folded technique Low voltage Schematic(EHM) fIF=fRF-2fLO Current reuse circuit Frequency-doubling circuit
High impedance Cancelled Odd Harmonics FEHM
Schematic of the proposed full monolithic FEHM Reduce Headroom voltage VDD=0.9V VRF=0.5VDD Bias buffer
L_tank:std NT:2.5 PAD NOT ON WAFER ON PCB C_tank:mimcap Microphotograph GND VDD VLO LO+ LO- RF+ RF- IF- IF+ L1:std NT:5.5 ? VRF
Conclusion • FEHM with folded technique • Verified by experimental data • Large conversion gain • Low complexity • High operational frequency • Direct conversion receivers.
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