A cross-coupled switch-RC mixer-first technique achieving +41dBm out-of-band IIP3

Hugo Westerveld, Eric Klumperink, Bram Nauta

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    Abstract

    With the growing amount of wireless devices, interference robustness is a receiver specification of increasing importance. This paper presents a technique that improves both out-of-band compression and weakly non-linear distortion. It mitigates the effect of non-linearity in the baseband amplifier by preceding it by a cross-coupled passive filter. This provides a highly linear passive shunt path for out-of-band currents, while maintaining wideband input matching. The 65nm CMOS prototype chip achieves 41dBm out-of-band IIP3 at 40MHz offset and an 11dBm out-of-band blocker compression point. The chip has an area of 0.8mm2 and consumes 46mW from a 1.2V supply.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication2016 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium (RFIC)
    Place of PublicationPiscataway, NJ
    PublisherIEEE
    Pages246-249
    Number of pages4
    ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4673-8651-7
    ISBN (Print)978-1-4673-8652-4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 23 May 2016
    Event2016 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, RFIC 2016 - Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, United States
    Duration: 22 May 201624 May 2016

    Publication series

    NameProceedings IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium (RFIC)
    PublisherIEEE
    Volume2016
    ISSN (Print)2375-0995

    Conference

    Conference2016 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, RFIC 2016
    Abbreviated titleRFIC
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CitySan Francisco
    Period22/05/1624/05/16

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