Title :
High-linearity upconversion BiCMOS mixer using tail bootstrapping
Author_Institution :
Maxim Integrated Products, Palm Bay
Abstract :
A high-linearity, low-voltage, high-frequency, upconversion integrated BiCMOS mixer is presented. A dramatic reduction in distortion is achieved by isolating the CMOS tail output capacitance using bootstrapping.
Keywords :
BiCMOS integrated circuits; bootstrap circuits; mixers (circuits); CMOS tail output capacitance; distortion reduction; high-frequency BiCMOS mixer; high-linearity BiCMOS mixer; high-linearity upconversion; integrated BiCMOS mixer; low-voltage BiCMOS mixer; tail bootstrapping; upconversion BiCMOS mixer;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20080291
