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Title 60 GHz direct down-converter / passive dual-balanced mixer
Institution LAAS –CNRS, University of Toulouse, France
Run S65C09_4
DOWNMIXER
DOWNMIXER
A full balanced passive down-converter based on a ring mixer was realized. The mixer works in the 60 GHz band. On chip there are a single mixer device and a receiver chain, constituted by a single ended LNA, a passive mixer and a LO buffer in Cascode configuration. A passive balun test-structure is also realized.
Further information: Mariano Ercoli, Daniela Dragomirescu
mercoli [at] laas.fr, daniela [at] laas.fr