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Parametric CMOS upconverters and downconverters
Author(s) -
Zhao Zhixing,
Magierowski Sebastian,
Belostotski Leonid
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of circuit theory and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.364
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1097-007X
pISSN - 0098-9886
DOI - 10.1002/cta.1913
Subject(s) - cmos , parametric statistics , electronic engineering , figure of merit , power consumption , computer science , electrical engineering , wireless , engineering , power (physics) , telecommunications , physics , statistics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , computer vision
SUMMARY This paper discusses parametric CMOS mixers as potential radio‐frequency front‐end contributors to advanced mm‐wave and sub‐mm‐wave wireless communicators. It outlines fundamental concepts underlying parametric circuit operation highlighting its benefits with regards to power consumption, speed, and noise performance. The implementation of parametric CMOS architectures is detailed. Critical device properties and figures of merit are shown. Measurement results of prototype designs are given. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.