A 60-GHz superheterodyne downconversion mixer in silicon-germanium bipolar technology

Author

Reynolds, Scott K.

Author_Institution

IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA

Volume

39

Issue

11

fYear

2004

Firstpage

2065

Lastpage

2068

Abstract

A single-balanced Gilbert mixer intended for use in a superheterodyne receiver in the 57-64-GHz ISM band has been fabricated in SiGe bipolar technology. Using an output IF in the range of 8.3-9.1 GHz, the mixer achieves a voltage conversion gain >9 dB and an upper single-sideband noise figure <13 dB, with mixer core current consumption of 3.2 mA at 2.7 V. Total test-site current consumption, including an output buffer, is 19.2 mA.

Keywords

Ge-Si alloys; bipolar MIMIC; integrated circuit design; millimetre wave mixers; superheterodyne receivers; 19.2 mA; 2.7 V; 3.2 mA; 57 to 64 GHz; 8.3 to 9.1 GHz; ISM band; MMIC; SiGe; millimeter-wave frequency; silicon-germanium bipolar technology; single-balanced Gilbert mixer; superheterodyne downconversion mixer; superheterodyne receiver; voltage conversion gain; Circuits; Data communication; Dynamic range; Germanium silicon alloys; Intermodulation distortion; Low-noise amplifiers; Mixers; Noise figure; Radio frequency; Silicon germanium; MMIC; Millimeter-wave frequency; SiGe; mixers; receivers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9200

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSSC.2004.835838

Filename

1347340