Design Of Up-Conversion Mixer Using Silterra 0.18 mm Cmos Process Technology

This dissertation presents a design of up conversion mixer for Ultra Wideband (UWB) application using Silterra 0.18 µm CMOS process technology. The design includes study of the current UWB technology, RF transceiver system and in depth of the mixer. After gain some knowledge of the design matt...

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Main Author: Husin, Mohd Zakaria
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2006
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description This dissertation presents a design of up conversion mixer for Ultra Wideband (UWB) application using Silterra 0.18 µm CMOS process technology. The design includes study of the current UWB technology, RF transceiver system and in depth of the mixer. After gain some knowledge of the design matters, the design of the real circuit is taken placed. The mixer that is going to be design is based on active double balanced Gilbert type topology. This type topology is chosen among the others topology (i.e. single balanced) because it have better performance in terms of gain, intermodulation, port-to-port isolation and the suppression of local oscillator (LO) signal. A large LO signal at the RF output port typically leads to very poor mixer intermodulation performance and can also cause compression in the first RF amplifier. A double balanced mixer structure provides not only fully differential, but also a virtual ground for the LO signal at the output RF port, and no special active or passive circuitry is required to provide this LO short. In this design, new technique to improve linearity and performance of the mixer was introduced. Current bleeding technique using PMOS was utilized in the design in order to improve the linearity, conversion gain and noise figure. The performance of this mixer is expected to have conversion gain larger than 5 dB, 1dB compression larger than 5 dBm, input IP3 (IIP3) larger than 10 dBm and consume power of 36 mW from 1.8 V supply voltage. Mixer will multiply input signal IF which is frequency at 264 MHz with local oscillator (LO) signal which is frequency at 3.96 GHz and hence produced the output RF signal which is at frequency of 3.696 GHz. All simulation of the mixer is done by using Spectre from Cadence design kit.
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spelling usm-586712023-05-22T09:24:05Z http://eprints.usm.my/58671/ Design Of Up-Conversion Mixer Using Silterra 0.18 mm Cmos Process Technology Husin, Mohd Zakaria T Technology TK Electrical Engineering. Electronics. Nuclear Engineering This dissertation presents a design of up conversion mixer for Ultra Wideband (UWB) application using Silterra 0.18 µm CMOS process technology. The design includes study of the current UWB technology, RF transceiver system and in depth of the mixer. After gain some knowledge of the design matters, the design of the real circuit is taken placed. The mixer that is going to be design is based on active double balanced Gilbert type topology. This type topology is chosen among the others topology (i.e. single balanced) because it have better performance in terms of gain, intermodulation, port-to-port isolation and the suppression of local oscillator (LO) signal. A large LO signal at the RF output port typically leads to very poor mixer intermodulation performance and can also cause compression in the first RF amplifier. A double balanced mixer structure provides not only fully differential, but also a virtual ground for the LO signal at the output RF port, and no special active or passive circuitry is required to provide this LO short. In this design, new technique to improve linearity and performance of the mixer was introduced. Current bleeding technique using PMOS was utilized in the design in order to improve the linearity, conversion gain and noise figure. The performance of this mixer is expected to have conversion gain larger than 5 dB, 1dB compression larger than 5 dBm, input IP3 (IIP3) larger than 10 dBm and consume power of 36 mW from 1.8 V supply voltage. Mixer will multiply input signal IF which is frequency at 264 MHz with local oscillator (LO) signal which is frequency at 3.96 GHz and hence produced the output RF signal which is at frequency of 3.696 GHz. All simulation of the mixer is done by using Spectre from Cadence design kit. Universiti Sains Malaysia 2006-05-01 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/58671/1/Design%20Of%20Up-Conversion%20Mixer%20Using%20Silterra%200.18%20mm%20Cmos%20Process%20Technology_Mohd%20Zakaria%20Husin.pdf Husin, Mohd Zakaria (2006) Design Of Up-Conversion Mixer Using Silterra 0.18 mm Cmos Process Technology. Project Report. Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pusat Pengajian Kejuruteraan Elektrik dan Elektronik. (Submitted)
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Design Of Up-Conversion Mixer Using Silterra 0.18 mm Cmos Process Technology
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title_fullStr Design Of Up-Conversion Mixer Using Silterra 0.18 mm Cmos Process Technology
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title_sort design of up-conversion mixer using silterra 0.18 mm cmos process technology
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