• DocumentCode
    1444866
  • Title

    Low-power low-noise active mixers for 5.7 and 11.2 GHz using commercially available SiGe HBT MMIC technology

  • Author

    Durr, Wolfgang ; Erben, U. ; Schuppen, A. ; Dietrich, H. ; Schumacher, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron Devices & Circuits, Ulm Univ., Germany
  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    21
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    10/15/1998 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1994
  • Lastpage
    1996
  • Abstract
    The authors demonstrate the application of a commercially available SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistor monolithic microwave integrated circuit technology to active mixers in future communication systems at 5.7 GHz and above. This technology can be used to realise circuits with less than 50 mW power consumption, conversion gains above 15 dB and small double sideband noise figures of 3.6 and 9.4 dB for 5.7 and 11.2 GHz Gilbert cell mixer circuits, respectively
  • Keywords
    Ge-Si alloys; MMIC mixers; bipolar MMIC; heterojunction bipolar transistors; integrated circuit noise; semiconductor materials; 11.2 GHz; 15 dB; 3.6 dB; 5.7 GHz; 50 mW; 9.4 dB; Gilbert cell mixer circuits; SHF; SiGe; SiGe HBT MMIC technology; commercially available technology; double sideband noise figures; heterojunction bipolar transistor; low-noise active mixers; low-power mixers; monolithic microwave integrated circuit;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19981416
  • Filename
    729846