Title :
An Integrated 50-GHz SiGe Sub-Harmonic Mixer/Downconverter with a Quadrature Ring VCO
Author :
Kodkani, R.M. ; Larson, L.E.
Author_Institution :
Center for Wireless Commun., California Univ., La Jolla, CA
Abstract :
A 50 GHz sub-harmonic mixer based on multiple LO phases integrated with a 24 GHz quadrature ring VCO is fabricated in a 0.12mum SiGe BiCMOS process. The mixer core consumes 7 mA from a 3.3V supply. The mixer has a conversion gain of 9 dB and an SSB noise figure of 11.8 dB
Keywords :
BiCMOS integrated circuits; Ge-Si alloys; millimetre wave mixers; millimetre wave oscillators; voltage-controlled oscillators; 0.12 micron; 11.8 dB; 24 GHz; 3.3 V; 50 GHz; 7 mA; 9 dB; BiCMOS process; SiGe; downconverter; integrated sub-harmonic mixer; multiple LO phases; quadrature ring VCO; CMOS technology; Germanium silicon alloys; Impedance; Millimeter wave technology; Mixers; Radio frequency; Ring oscillators; Silicon germanium; Topology; Voltage-controlled oscillators; Bipolar; Millimeter wave integrated circuits; SiGe; Sub-harmonic mixer; Voltage Controlled Oscillator; quadrature ring oscillator;
Conference_Titel :
Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems, 2007 Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9764-9
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9765-7
DOI :
10.1109/SMIC.2007.322825
