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http://dx.doi.org/10.5573/JSTS.2015.15.1.029

An Oscillator and a Mixer for 140-GHz Heterodyne Receiver Front-End based on SiGe HBT Technology

Yoon, Daekeun (School of Electrical Engineering, Korea University)
Song, Kiryong (School of Electrical Engineering, Korea University)
Kaynak, Mehmet (IHP)
Tillack, Bernd (IHP)
Rieh, Jae-Sung (School of Electrical Engineering, Korea University)

Publication Information

JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science / v.15, no.1, 2015 , pp. 29-34 More about this Journal

Abstract

This paper reports a couple of key circuit blocks developed for heterodyne receiver front-ends operating near 140 GHz based on SiGe HBT technology. Firstly, a 123-GHz oscillator was developed based on Colpitts topology, which showed -5 dBm output power and phase noise of -107.34 dBc/Hz at 10 MHz. DC power dissipation was 25.6 mW. Secondly, a 135 GHz mixer was developed based on a modified Gilbert Cell topology, which exhibited a peak conversion gain of 3.6 dB at 1 GHz IF at fixed LO frequency of 134 GHz. DC power dissipation was 3 mW, which mostly comes from the buffer.

Keywords

SiGe HBT; oscillator; mixer;

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