Title :
A 2.4 GHz monolithic mixer for wireless LAN applications
Author :
Fong, Keng Leong ; Meyer, Robert G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
A class AB downconversion mixer for 2.4 GHz wireless LAN applications is presented. The circuit is implemented in a 13 GHz fT BiCMOS process, and consumes 7.9 mA total current from a 3 V supply. A single-balanced design using bond-wire degeneration in the common-emitter driver stage is optimal for power consumption and noise figure. The design has a power gain of 4.5 dB, a single-side band noise figure of 10 dB, an input third-order intercept point of 1 dBm, and an input 1 dB compression point of -7.5 dBm
Keywords :
BiCMOS analogue integrated circuits; MMIC mixers; UHF integrated circuits; UHF mixers; wireless LAN; 10 dB; 13 GHz; 2.4 GHz; 3 V; 4.5 dB; 7.9 mA; BiCMOS process; UHF IC; bond-wire degeneration; class AB downconversion mixer; common-emitter driver stage; monolithic mixer; single-balanced design; wireless LAN applications; Bonding; Capacitors; Circuit noise; Driver circuits; Impedance; Mixers; Noise figure; Noise reduction; Radio frequency; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 1997., Proceedings of the IEEE 1997
Conference_Location :
Santa Clara, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3669-0
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.1997.606610
