RF Receiver Front End for 28.5GHz Applications on a 70GHz fT SiGe BiCMOS Process
Fortes, F.
; Mahmoudi, R.
; Roermund, A.
Microwave and Optical Tech. Letters Vol. 52, Nº 3, pp. 736 - 740, March, 2010.
ISSN (print): 0895-2477
ISSN (online): 1098-2760
Scimago Journal Ranking: 0,39 (in 2010)
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Abstract
This article presents the design and test of a receiver front end aimed at LMDS applications at 28.5 GHz. It presents a system-level design after which the receiver was designed. The receiver comprises an LNA, quadrature mixer and quadrature local oscillator. Experimental results at 24 GHz center frequency show a conversion voltage gain of 15 dB and conversion noise figure of 14.5 dB. The receiver operates from a 2.5 V power supply with a total current consumption of 31 mA.
