A 6.2 mW 0.024 mm2 fully-passive RF downconverter with 12 dB gain enhancement using MOS parametric amplification

J. R. Custódio, I. Bastos, L. B. Oliveira, J. P. Oliveira, P. Pereira, J. Goes, Erik Bruun

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    Abstract

    This paper describes a fully-passive discrete-time switched-capacitor RF downconverter with an on-chip oscillator, that combines quadrature mixing and harmonic rejection, designed in a 130 nm digital CMOS technology. By using MOS capacitors (varactors) to perform parametric amplification, it is possible to achieve a measured gain enhancement of about 12 dB, together with 21 dB noise figure and more than 5 dBm IIP3. Operating in the VHF-III band, the downconverter core dissipates 6.2 mW and occupies 0.024 mm2.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalAnalog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing
    Volume75
    Issue number2
    Pages (from-to)299-304
    ISSN0925-1030
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

    Keywords

    • Downconversion
    • Mixer
    • Parametric amplication

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