A 24-GHz Receiver Frontend With an LO Signal Generator in 0.18-μm CMOS

• Published in: IEEE transactions on microwave theory and techniques Vol. 56; no. 5; pp. 1043 - 1051
• Main Authors: CHEN, Yu-Hsin, HSIEH, Hsieh-Hung, LU, Liang-Hung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 01-05-2008
• Subjects: Amplifiers; Applied sciences; Circuit properties; Design. Technologies. Operation analysis. Testing; Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits; Electronic circuits; Electronics; Exact sciences and technology; Integrated circuits; Microwave circuits, microwave integrated circuits, microwave transmission lines, submillimeter wave circuits; Oscillators, resonators, synthetizers; Semiconductor electronics. Microelectronics. Optoelectronics. Solid state devices; Computer interfaces; Noise figure; Low noise amplifier; Phase control; Microwave; Intermediate-frequency amplifiers; Implementation; Low voltage; low- noise amplifiers (LNAs); K-band; Complementary MOS technology; Frequency converter; Intermediate frequency; image rejection; Microwave circuit; Microwave receiver; down-conversion mixers; Multistage circuit; receiver frontends; low-phase-noise voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs); Low noise circuit; Return loss; Voltage controlled oscillator; Third order; Power electronics; Step down convertor; Local oscillator; Intercept point; Frequency divider; Signal generators; Gain; CMOS monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC)
• ISSN: 0018-9480; 1557-9670
• DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2008.920154