A low-power up-conversion CMOS mixer for 22-29-GHz ultra-wideband applications

Author

Verma, Ashok ; O, Kenneth K. ; Lin, Jenshan

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Florida Univ., Gainesville, FL

Volume

54

Issue

8

fYear

2006

Firstpage

3295

Lastpage

3300

Abstract

A double-balanced, low-power, and low-voltage dual-gate up-conversion mixer working at K-band is designed and fabricated in the UMC 130-nm logic CMOS process. The mixer achieves a 3-dB conversion-gain bandwidth of 1.8 GHz at the input IF port and a 3-dB conversion-gain bandwidth of 10 GHz at the output RF port. The mixer achieves an output referred 1-dB compression point as high as -5.8 dBm and an output referred third-order intercept point as high as 5.8 dBm, while consuming 8.0 mW from a 1.2-V supply. This study demonstrates that the implementation of low-power mixers operating in the 22-29-GHz band for ultra-wideband automotive radar applications is possible in low-cost and low-voltage logic CMOS technology

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; MMIC mixers; low-power electronics; road vehicle radar; 1.2 V; 1.8 GHz; 10 GHz; 130 nm; 22 to 29 GHz; 8.0 mW; dual-gate up-conversion mixer; low-power up-conversion CMOS mixer; ultra-wideband applications; ultra-wideband automotive radar applications; Automotive engineering; Bandwidth; CMOS logic circuits; CMOS process; CMOS technology; K-band; Logic design; Radar applications; Radio frequency; Ultra wideband technology; Broadband; CMOS; dual-gate; mixer; ultra-wideband;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TMTT.2006.879173

Filename

1668347