30 GHz CMOS Self-Oscillating Mixer for Self-Heterodyne Receiver Application

被引:12
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作者
Kim, Jae-Young [1 ]
Choi, Woo-Young [1 ]
机构
[1] Yonsei Univ, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Seoul 120749, South Korea
关键词
CMOS; injection-locking; millimeter-wave; self heterodyne systems; self-oscillating mixer (SOM); SYSTEM;
D O I
10.1109/LMWC.2010.2047521
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A 30 GHz CMOS-based self-oscillating mixer (SOM) is demonstrated for millimeter-wave self-heterodyne receiver applications. When injection-locked by transmitted LO carrier, the SOM provides constant and sufficient LO power for mixing process independent of transmitted LO power level. The SOM based on the cross-coupled VCO architecture is realized in 0.13 mu m CMOS process. It has down-conversion loss of about 30 dB and requires the minimum LO injection power of -32 dBm.
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页码:334 / 336
页数:3
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