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A low flicker-noise high conversion gain RF-CMOS mixer with differential active inductor

Abdelghany et al., 2009

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12642175840838460382
Author
Abdelghany M
Pokharel R
Kanaya H
Yoshida K
Publication year
Publication venue
Proc. 2009 Korea-Japan Micro Wave Conference

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The design of a low noise figure (NF), high conversion gain (CG) double-balanced, Gilbert- cell mixer is presented. Since the noise figure of the RF CMOS mixer is strongly affected by flicker noise (1/f), a dynamic current injection technique is used to reduce the flicker noise …
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