Title :
A new two-temperature noise model for FET mixers suitable for CAD
Author :
Danneville, F. ; Fan, S. ; Tamen, B. ; Dambrine, G. ; Cappy, A.
Author_Institution :
IEMN, CNRS, Villeneuve d´Ascq, France
Abstract :
In this paper, we propose a simple and accurate new model for determining the noise correlation matrix of FETs for mixer applications. Using this nonlinear noise model, and by a judicious choice of the terminations value present at each frequency, it is shown that the noise figure of FET mixers can be greatly improved. HP EEsof and IEMN are investigated incorporating the model into HP EEsof´s products so as to widely increase its availability.
Keywords :
MMIC mixers; circuit CAD; field effect MMIC; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit modelling; integrated circuit noise; CAD; FET mixers; HP EEsof; IEMN; noise correlation matrix; noise figure; terminations value; two-temperature noise model; Active noise reduction; FETs; Frequency; Noise figure; Performance analysis; Signal analysis; Steady-state; Temperature; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
ARFTG Conference Digest, 1998. Computer-Aided Design and Test for High-Speed Electronics. 52nd
Conference_Location :
Rohnert Park, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5686-1
DOI :
10.1109/ARFTG.1998.768625
