In this paper various mixers are defined for CDMA applications . Using CMOS makes easier for mixers to act on same chip with other digital and analog circuits . The topologies we are defining are dual gate mixers , back gate mixers, single balanced current switching mixers and back end mixers . The backgate mixer utilizes the inherent lateral bipolar transistor in CMOS. Device simulations were ...

—A compact 180° hybrid has been developed for use in balanced SIS mixers. The lumped-element circuit uses superconducting Nb conductors on a 1.4 mm x 0.5 mm quartz substrate and operates over 4-12 GHz. Index Terms—Superconducting microwave devices, microwave integrated circuits, hybrid junctions, lumpedelement microwave circuits, superconductor-insulatorsuperconductor mixers.

Residual phase noise from local oscillators (LO) can be degraded by additive noise of on-chip local oscillator drivers/buffers in integrated circuit mixers. Reciprocal mixing of strong RF signals with the LO noise degrades the receiver sensitivity. Specification and evaluation of the LO noise degradation in integrated mixers will enable a system designer to compute the loss of sensitivity in th...

To meet requirements for future planetary and astrophysics space missions, new mixers have been designed to take advantage of the frameless GaAs membrane technology developed at JPL. Single-diode fundamental mixers have been designed for 350,440, 560,640 and 1200 GHz, with 14% bandwidth. Additionally, subharmonic mixers for 560 GHz have been designed. Two circuit topologies have been used for t...

Waveguide SIS mixers are presented in which Nb/Al-AlOx/Nb tunnel junctions are integrated with both NbTiN/SiO2/NbTiN and NbTiN/SiO2/Al tuning circuits. The mixers with a NbTiN/SiO2/NbTiN tuning circuit yield relatively low receiver noise temperatures between 700 and 830 GHz, but their sensitivity drops significantly above ~ 850 GHz. In contrast, low-noise heterodyne mixing near 1 THz is observe...

Envelope distortion in transconductance mixers is analyzed in this paper. The analysis consists of a simplified theoretical study, simulation results, and measurements about several implemented mixers. The studied mixers are active single-balanced and double-balanced structures. A theoretical mismatch analysis is carried out instead of a complex mixer nonlinearity analysis; this gives an intuit...

The ALMA Band 6 (211-275 GHz) receivers use sideband-separating SIS mixer-preamplifiers with dual 4-12 GHz IF outputs. The sideband-separating mixers are of the phasing type, with the LO driving two component mixers in-phase and the RF signal connected to the mixers through a quadrature hybrid. The IF outputs of the mixers are amplified, then combined in a quadrature hybrid which separates the ...

The ALMA Band 6 (211-275 GHz) receivers use sideband-separating SIS mixer-preamplifiers with dual 4-12 GHz IF outputs. The sideband-separating mixers are of the phasing type, with the LO driving two component mixers in-phase and the RF signal connected to the mixers through a quadrature hybrid. The IF outputs of the mixers are amplified, then combined in a quadrature hybrid which separates the ...

This paper describes an alternate test methodology for radio-frequency mixers. The methodology is based on current signatures obtained by sampling the filtered supply current when the circuit-under-test is stimulated by a single tone sinusoidal. Sampling of supply current instead of voltage eliminates the parasitics and loading due to test circuitry on the signal path, hence provides a non-inva...

Efficient models based on behavioural modelling techniques are needed for RF and microwave mixers in order to check the performances of communication systems. Here, we propose a model consisting on the cascade connection of an input equivalent filter, characterising the linear transmission and reflection memory effects, and an ideal nonlinear mixer model, providing the frequency translation and...