Journal article
Single-Stage Low-Power Quadrature RF Receiver Front-End: The LMV Cell
This paper presents the first quadrature RF receiver front-end where, in a single stage, low-noise amplifier (LNA), mixer and voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) share the same bias current. The new structure exploits the intrinsic mixing functionality of a classical LC-tank oscillator providing a compact and low-power solution compatible with low-voltage technologies.
A 0.13um CMOS prototype tailored to the GPS application is presented. The experimental results exhibit a noise figure of 4.8 dB, a gain of 36 dB, an IIP3 of -19 dBm with a total power consumption of only 5.4 mW from a voltage supply of 1.2 V.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | IEEE |
Year: | 2006 |
Pages: | 2832-2841 |
ISSN: | 1558173x and 00189200 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1109/JSSC.2006.884824 |
0.13 micron 1.2 V 36 dB 4.8 dB 5.4 mW <emphasis emphasistype="boldital">LC</emphasis> tank oscillator CMOS integrated circuits CMOS prototype CMOS technology Current reuse Energy consumption GPS receiver Gain Global Positioning System LMV cell Low-noise amplifiers Noise figure Prototypes RF receiver Radio frequency Voltage Voltage-controlled oscillators classical LC tank oscillator current reuse low power low voltage low-IF architecture low-noise amplifier low-power electronics mixers (circuits) radio receivers self-oscillating mixer self-oscillating mixer (SOM) single-stage low-power quadrature RF receiver front-end voltage-controlled oscillator voltage-controlled oscillators