Design of 15-34 GHz low-power up-conversion ring mixer using 0.18 μm CMOS technology

Jeng Han Tsai, Wu Hsuan Lin, Chuan Jung Huang

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Abstract

A up-conversion ring mixer is presented in this paper using 0.18 μm standard CMOS technology. By employing a weak inversion biasing technique, the ring mixer can operate at low dc consumption power and low LO drive power while maintaining reasonable conversion gain. The MMIC exhibits flat measured conversion gain of 2 ± 2 dB from 15 to 34 GHz via 3 dBm of LO drive. At low LO drive power mode of 0 dBm, the mixer has conversion gain of 1.5 ± 2.5 dB from 15 to 34 GHz. Due to the double-balanced ring topology, the mixer demonstrates high LO to RF isolation of 45 dB. The dc power consumption is only 2.749 mW from 1.2 V supply voltage.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRFIT 2016 - 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Radio-Frequency Integration Technology
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781509012350
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016 Sept 27
Event2016 IEEE International Symposium on Radio-Frequency Integration Technology, RFIT 2016 - Taipei, Taiwan
Duration: 2016 Aug 242016 Aug 26

Publication series

NameRFIT 2016 - 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Radio-Frequency Integration Technology

Other

Other2016 IEEE International Symposium on Radio-Frequency Integration Technology, RFIT 2016
Country/TerritoryTaiwan
CityTaipei
Period2016/08/242016/08/26

Keywords

  • CMOS
  • low power
  • mixer
  • up-conversion

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Instrumentation

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