• DocumentCode
    2143525
  • Title

    Low-Power Si-BJT L-Band Down-Converter Chip

  • Author

    Kucera, Jakub J. ; Schmatz, Martin L. ; Bachtold, Werner

  • Author_Institution
    ETH Zÿrich, Lab. for EM Fields and Microwave Electronics, Gloriastr.35, CH-8092 Zÿrich, Switzerland; FAX +41 1 632 11 98; Tel +41 1 632 55 51. Email: kucera@ifh.ee.ethz.ch
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    Oct. 1998
  • Firstpage
    515
  • Lastpage
    519
  • Abstract
    A monolithic L-band down converter consisting of a LNA, a double balanced mixer, a VCO and a prescaler has been fabricated on a semi-custom transistor array with a standard silicon bipolar foundry process. The receiver has a SSB noise figure of 3.5 dB, more than 20 dB conversion gain, a single-ended input, differential outputs and draws 5.5 mA from a 3 V power supply.
  • Keywords
    Circuits; Energy consumption; Feedback; Gain; Impedance; L-band; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Semiconductor device measurement; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Conference, 1998. 28th European
  • Conference_Location
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EUMA.1998.338205
  • Filename
    4139260