Optimal design of CMOS mixer: A research review

H Zhang, S Tang, M Cai, Y Jiang - International Journal of RF …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A mixer is an indispensable device in the RF transceiver system. Along with the rapid
development of mobile communication technology, the demand on the RF mixer for …

Linearization of active downconversion mixers at the IF using feedforward cancellation

H Li, CE Saavedra - IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A feedforward linearization technique for third-order intermodulation (IM 3) distortion
cancellation in active downconversion mixers is proposed in this paper. Low-frequency …

A+ 7.6 dBm IIP3 2.4-GHz double-balanced mixer with 10.5 dB NF in 65-nm CMOS

MH Kashani, M Asghari, M Yavari… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this brief, an enhanced derivative superposition (DS) method is proposed to increase the
third-order input intercept point (IIP3) of double-balanced CMOS active mixers. In the …

A compact I/Q upconversion chain for a 5G wireless transmitter in 65-nm CMOS technology

H Nam, W Lee, J Son, JD Park - IEEE Microwave and Wireless …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A compact in-phase/quadrature (I/Q) upconversion chain with high linearity is presented for
an integrated transceiver for 5G mobile communications. The upconverter includes 10-11.5 …

Using the gate–bulk interaction and a fundamental current injection to attenuate IM3 and IM2 currents in RF transconductors

M Asghari, M Yavari - IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Two new linearization techniques to attenuate the second-order intermodulation (IM2) and
third-order intermodulation (IM3) currents in transconductance stage of CMOS active mixers …

Linearity improvement in a CMOS down-conversion active mixer for WLAN applications

A Bijari, S Zandian - Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, 2019 - Springer
This paper presents an active down-conversion mixer for wireless local area network
applications. The proposed down-conversion mixer is designed for 2–3 GHz radio frequency …

Low-flicker-noise and high-gain mixer using a dynamic current-bleeding technique

JY Lee, TY Yun - IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter presents a low-flicker-noise and high-gain folded-type mixer using current-reuse
and dynamic current-bleeding (DCB) techniques. The current-reuse structure allows the use …

Low-frequency noise in CMOS switched-gm mixers: A quasi-analytical model

B Guo, J Gong, Y Wang, C Liu, L Li, J Wu, H Liu - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Flicker noise contributed by active mixers usually compromises the overall sensitivity level of
direct-conversion receivers (DCRs). In this article, a qualitative quasi-analytical model has …

An IIP3 enhancement technique for CMOS active mixers with a source-degenerated transconductance stage

M Asghari, M Yavari - Microelectronics journal, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, a new third-order input intercept point (IIP3) enhancement technique is
introduced for CMOS active mixers with a source-degenerated transconductance stage. In …

A Low-Power, Compact, 0.1–5.5-GHz, 40-dBm IB OIP3 LNTA-First Receiver for SDR

C Tao, L Lei, C Zheng, Y Huang… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a low-power (LP), compact, wideband (WB) low-noise
transconductance amplifier (LNTA)-first receiver (RX) designed for software-defined radios …