Title :
Noise in passive FET mixers: a simple physical model
Author :
Chehrazi, S. ; Bagheri, R. ; Abidi, A.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
White and flicker noise mechanisms in passive FET mixers are explained in intuitive terms, and simple expressions for circuit design are derived. The analysis is validated against simulations and measurement.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; circuit simulation; flicker noise; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit measurement; integrated circuit noise; mixers (circuits); passive networks; radiofrequency integrated circuits; white noise; CMOS mixers; circuit design; circuit measurement; circuit simulations; flicker noise mechanisms; passive FET mixer noise; physical model; white noise mechanisms; 1f noise; Circuit noise; Circuit synthesis; FETs; Frequency; MOSFETs; Narrowband; Tail; Voltage; White noise;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 2004. Proceedings of the IEEE 2004
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8495-4
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.2004.1358826
