A 5.25-GHz CMOS folded-cascode even-harmonic mixer for low-voltage applications

• Published in: IEEE transactions on microwave theory and techniques Vol. 54; no. 2; pp. 660 - 669
• Main Authors: Ming-Feng Huang, Kuo, C.J., Shuenn-Yuh Lee
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.02.2006; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Circuit noise; Circuit properties; Circuit synthesis; Current reuse; Design optimization; Design. Technologies. Operation analysis. Testing; Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits; Electronic circuits; Electronic equipment and fabrication. Passive components, printed wiring boards, connectics; Electronics; even-harmonic mixer (EHM); Exact sciences and technology; folded cascode; Integrated circuits; Linearity; Local oscillators; low power; Oscillators, resonators, synthetizers; Performance gain; Power measurement; Radio frequency; RF signals; Semiconductor electronics. Microelectronics. Optoelectronics. Solid state devices; Signal convertors; Voltage-controlled oscillators; Performance evaluation; Harmonic; folded cascode; Second order; Current reuse; Circuit design; Frequency doubler; Third order; Mixer; Reuse; Theoretical study; Power supply; Cascode connection; Low voltage; Local oscillator; Power consumption; Complementary MOS technology; Linearity; even-harmonic mixer (EHM); Intermediate frequency; low power; Low-power electronics; Gain

This paper presents a 5.25-GHz folded-cascode even-harmonic mixer (FEHM) for low-voltage applications. This FEHM employs the folded technique to reduce the headroom voltage, a current reuse circuit in the RF stage to improve its linearity, and the frequency-doubling technique in the local oscillator...