Title :
A 0.25- μm CMOS Low-Power Up-Conversion Mixer for 3.1-5 GHz Ultra-Wideband Applications
Author :
Sapone, G. ; Palmisano, G.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ingegneria Elettrica Elettronica e dei Sistemi, Universita di Catania
Abstract :
This paper presents a low-power up-conversion mixer, designed in a standard 0.25-mum CMOS technology, for 3.1-5 GHz ultra-wideband applications. The circuit provides 3.8 dB of power gain and an output-referred 1-dB compression point of -14.7 dBm, while drawing only 1.3 mA from a 1.5-V supply voltage. The 3-dB frequency bandwidth is 1.9 GHz, from 3.1 GHz to 5 GHz, and the noise figure is lower than 9 dB all over the frequency range of operation. The up-conversion mixer shows competitive RF performance, in spite of the achieved wideband/low-power optimization
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; integrated circuit design; low-power electronics; mixers (circuits); 0.25 micron; 1.3 mA; 1.5 V; 1.9 GHz; 3.1 to 5 GHz; 3.8 dB; CMOS; low power up conversion mixer; ultra wideband applications; Bandwidth; CMOS technology; Circuits; Energy consumption; FCC; Gain; Narrowband; Radio frequency; Ultra wideband technology; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Research in Microelectronics and Electronics 2006, Ph. D.
Conference_Location :
Otranto
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0157-7
DOI :
10.1109/RME.2006.1689992
