Title :
A mm-wave monolithic Gilbert-cell mixer
Author :
Dearn, A.W. ; Devlin, L.M.
Author_Institution :
Plextek Ltd., Great Chesterford, UK
Abstract :
This paper describes the application of the well-known Gilbert-cell mixer technique at mm-wave frequencies. A pseudomorphic HEMT monolithic design is described, in conjunction with a bondwire compensation technique, to produce low conversion loss (<4 dB) with low LO power at frequencies beyond 40 GHz.
Keywords :
HEMT integrated circuits; MMIC mixers; compensation; field effect MIMIC; integrated circuit design; millimetre wave mixers; Gilbert-cell mixer; LO power; MMIC; bondwire compensation technique; conversion loss; mm-wave mixers; pseudomorphic HEMT monolithic design; Bonding; Circuits; Diodes; Gallium arsenide; Grounding; Impedance matching; Inductance; Mixers; Radio frequency; Signal design;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest. 2000 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5687-X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2000.861038
