In this thesis the linearity characteristics of passive mixers for wide band homodyne receivers are studied. The circuits are simulated using Cadence Spectre with models from a 65 nm RF/Analogue CMOS process. Linearity dependence of common mode voltage, load impedance, switch network arrangement and local oscillator drive circuitry is studied and analysed. The thesis also covers methods for the...

We review the notion of time series linearity and describe recent advances in linearity and Gaussianity testing via data-resampling methodologies. Many advances have been made since the first published tests of linearity and Gaussianity by Subba Rao and Gabr in 1980, including several resampling-based proposals. This article is intended to be instructive in explaining and motivating linearity t...