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Concurrent Multi-Band Mixer with Independent and Linear Gain Control Takana KAHO Yo YAMAGUCHI Hiroyuki SHIBA Tadao NAKAGAWA Kazuhiro UEHARA Kiyomichi ARAKI Publication IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Electronics Vol.E98-C No.7 pp.659-668 Publication Date: 2015/07/01 Online ISSN: 1745-1353 DOI: 10.1587/transele.E98.C.659 Type of Manuscript: Special Section PAPER (Special Section on Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Technology) Category: Active Circuits/Devices/Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits Keyword: concurrent multi-band mixer, dual-band, triple-band, SiGe BiCMOS, flexible wireless system, Full Text: PDF>>
Summary: Novel multi-band mixers that can receive multiple band signals concurrently are proposed and evaluated. The mixers achieve independent gain control through novel relative power control method of the multiple local oscillator (LO) signals. Linear control is also achieved through multiple LO signal input with total LO power control. Theoretical analysis shows that odd-order nonlinearity components of the multiple LO signals support linear conversion gain control. Dual- and triple-band tests are conducted using typical three MOSFET mixers fabricated by a 0.25 µm SiGe BiCMOS process. Measurements confirm over 40 dB independent control of conversion gain, linear control achieved through LO input power control. The proposed mixers have high input linearity with a 5 dBm output third intercept point. A method is also proposed to reduce interference caused by mixing between multiple LO signals. | |||||
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