• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.16 no.2 s.93
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• pp.189-193
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• 2005

In this paper, we propose a direct conversion double-balanced down-converter fer MB-OFDM W system, which is implemented using $0.18\;{\mu}m$ CMOS technology and its measurement results are shown. The proposed down-converter adopts a resistive current-source instead of general transconductance stage using MOS transistor to achieve wideband characteristics over RF input frequency band $3\~5\;GHz$ with good gain flatness. The measured conversion gain is more than +3 dB, and gain flatness is less than 3 dB for three UWB channels. The dc consumption of this work is only 0.89 mA from 1.8 V power supply, leading to the low-power W application.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.115-122
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• 2016

In this paper, wideband Ku-band downconverter was designed to receiver digital satellite broadcasting. The low-nose downconverter was designed to form four local oscillator frequencies(9.75, 10, 10.75 and 11.3 GHz) representing a low phase noise due to VCO-PLL with respect to input signals of 10.7 to 12.75 GHz and 3-stage low noise amplifier circuit by broadband noise matching, and to select intermediate frequency bands by digital control. The developed low-noise downconverter exhibited the full conversion gain of 64 dB, and the noise figure of low-noise amplifier was 0.7 dB, the P1dB of output signal 15 dBm, and the phase noise -85 dBc@10kHz at the band 1 carrier frequency of 9.75 GHz. The low noise block downconverter(LNB) for wideband digital satellite broadcasting designed in this paper can be used for global satellite broadcasting LNB.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.5 no.6
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• pp.1143-1150
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• 2001

In this paper, we designed a downconverter for K-band satellite multipoint distribution service(SMDS). The designed downconverter consists of a low noise amplifiers, bandpass filter, stable local oscillator, drain mixer and If Amplifiers. Low noise amplifiers show 28㏈ gain and 1.5㏈ noise figure in the frequency range of 19.2㎓~20.2㎓, and a band pass filter has a -l㏈ insertion loss, and 18.25㎓ Stable local oscillator which is dielectric resonant oscillation, We obtained that the output power of the 18.25㎓ oscillation frequency is 0.5㏈m and the phase noise is the -84.67㏈c at 10KHz offset frequency. With the input RF signal the 19.2㎓~20.2㎓, conversion gain of the drain mixer shows 5㏈ at the Intermediate frequency range of 950MHz~1950MHz. We have proved that the designed downconverter satisfied the specification of a K-band satellite multipoint distribution service and it can be applied to the satellite internet receiver.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.18 no.1 s.116
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• pp.37-43
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• 2007

In this.paper, we introduce design and implementation results of the single balanced diode mixer for European point-to-point microwave radio in order to improve flatness performance. When a resonator such as RF filter is integrated with a mixer, impedance characteristic of 50 ohm is maintained only in RF band, not in LO band resulting deterioration of flatness performance because of LO power variation on the diode. In the paper, we suggest a design method of mixer integrated with image rejection filter and LO harmonic filter to have a better performance of flatness using embedding electrical length between filter and mixer's port. Frequency specification of fabricated mixer is $21.2{\sim}22.6\;GHz$ for RF, $19.32{\sim}20.72\;GHz$ for LO and 1.88 GHz+/-50 MHz for IF, respectively. Measured results show conversion loss of 8.5 dB, flatness of 2 dB, input PldB of 8 dBm, IIP3 of 15 dBm under LO power level of 10 dBm. Return losses of RF, LO and IF port are under -12 dB, -10 dB and -5 dB, respectively. Isolations of LO/RF and LO/IF are 20 dB and 50 dB, respectively.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.141-147
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• 2008

This paper describes the design of frequency down converting Mixer in the receiver to use compound semiconductor and CMOS product process. The basic theory and structure of frequency down converting Mixer is surveyed, and we design mixer circuit with active balun which use the compound semiconductor and CMOS process. This mixer convert a single ended signal to differential signal at input port of RF and LO instead of matching circuit to get dual band balanced mixer structure and characteristic broadband. This designed mixer has a conversion gain $-1{\sim}-6[dB]$ at $2{\sim}6[GHz]$ bandwidths. However, the simulation of the designed mixer with active balun has the result of a 7[dB] conversion gain for -2[dBm] LO input power and -10[dBm] input P1[dB] at 5.8[GHz].

• 전자공학회논문지 IE
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• v.45 no.1
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• pp.31-37
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• 2008

A Wibro RF down converter of 2.3GHz band is designed and implemented in this paper. The problems that can occur in the receiver LNA(Low Noise Amplifier) to minimize additional purposes. In addition, 2.3GHz band from the 75 MHz downward to minimize the losses in the process, transform and improve efficiency, and achieve stable characteristics can be used to make high frequency characteristics of the device. Wibro repeater uses a TDMA(Time Division Multiplexing Access) method is needed because the RF switch. Production criterion specification, the input voltage from +8 V 1.2A of current consumption, 60dB gain and the noise figure of less than 2.5dB, VSWR(Voltage Standing Wave Ratio) less than 1.5, more than IMD(Inter Modulation Distortion) 60dB satisfied. Environmental conditions ($-20^{\circ}C$ to $70^{\circ}C$) to pass the test of reliability in a long time, that seemed crafted Wibro down converter be applied to the Wibro repeater.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.21 no.11
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• pp.1235-1239
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• 2010

In this work, a wideband technique has been proposed that improves the IF bandwidth of mixers and a 24-GHz down-conversion mixer employing the proposed technique has been designed and fabricated based on 0.13-${\mu}m$ RFCMOS technology. The mixer showed the conversion gain of $2.7{\pm}1.5$ dB from DC to 5.25 GHz IF for a fixed LO frequency of 24 GHz. Measured P-1dB and LO-RF isolation was -8.7 dBm and 21 dB, respectively. The mixer draws DC current of 10.6 mA from 1.3 V supply.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.242-245
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• 2001

본 논문은 디지털 위성용 하향변환기에 적용되는 고안정 전압제어 마이크로파 발진기의 위상잡음 특성을 분석하였다. 전압제어 마이크로파 발진기는 능동소자의 비선형 등가모델과 궤환회로의 영향을 고려하여 유전체 공진 마이크로파 발진기를 위상잡음과 출력 전력에 절충(trade-off)하여 설계하였고, 13.25GHz의 발진주파수에서 출력이득은 12dBm이고, 위상잡음은 옵셋 주파수 100KHz 에서 -107.91dBc를 보였다. 바렉터 다이오드 동작에 의한 튜닝 범위는 2MHz/V로 위상동기 발진기에 응용할 수 있음을 보였다.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.65-70
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• 2001

This paper presents a Receiver MMIC for the CDMA terminal. The complete circuit is composed of Low Noise Amplifier, Down Conversion Mixer, Intermediate Frequency Amplifier and Bias circuit. The Bias circuit implementation, which allows for compensation for threshold voltage and power supply voltage variation are provided. The proposed topology has high linearity and low noise characteristics. Results of the designed circuit are as follows: Overall conversion gain is 28.5 dB, input IP3 of LNA is 8 dBm, input IP3 of down conversion mixer is 0 dBm and total DC current consumption is 22.1 mA.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2016.10a
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• pp.66-69
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• 2016

In this paper, we suggests a Ka-band LNB considering next-generation UHD satellite TVRO. Since Ka-band has grater attenuation than Ku-band in atmosphere, we designed the low-noise down-converter to improve receiving sensitivity and to extend a dynamic range of receiver. It aims to compensate a quality of ultra high definition transmission signal for rainfall. The low-noise block diagram consists of a three-staged amplifier (LNA), band-pass filter for deleting image (BPF), mixer and IF when considering nonlinear characteristics in the receiver RF front end module. Also, we showed a LNB through optimization processes affecting dynamic range directly in receiver FEM. Asa resuly of experiment, the gain of low-noise down-converter show between 58.5dB and 60.7dB, the noise figure has a high characteristic as 1.38dB. Finally, the phase noise of local oscillator is -63.10dBc at 100MHz offset frequency.