基于电流模结构的超宽带无源混频器设计

Design of UWB Passive Mixer Based on Current Mode Structure

  • 摘要: 采用SMIC 55 nm CMOS工艺,提出基于电流模结构的2~8 GHz超宽带高线性度直接下变频无源混频器结构. 本设计主要结构为低噪声跨导放大器(low noise transconductance amplifier,LNTA)驱动I/Q两路电流模无源混频器,负载为低输入阻抗的跨阻放大器(trans-impedance amplifier,TIA),即LNTA-Passive Mixer-TIA结构. LNTA采用电容交叉耦合以及双端正反馈结构,解决阻抗匹配以及噪声等关键参数的折中问题. 整个接收机链路获得较好的线性度及噪声性能,对于电源电压以及衬底噪声的鲁棒性也有所提升. 后仿结果表明,在电源电压1.2 V情况下,射频输入信号频率为2~8 GHz,1 dB压缩点为−5.5 dBm,带内输入三阶交调点为−1 dBm,整体噪声系数为4 dB,核心版图面积为0.12 mm2.

     

    Abstract: Based on SMIC 55nm CMOS technology, a 2~8 GHz UWB high linearity direct down-conversion passive mixer structure was proposed based on current mode structure. The main structure of this design was arranged according to the LNTA-Passive Mixer-TIA structure, taking a Low Noise Transconductance Amplifier (LNTA) to drive I/Q two-channel current mode passive mixer with a low input impedance Trans-impedance Amplifier (TIA) as load. Making use of capacitive cross-coupling and double-end feedback structure, the LNTA was designed to solve the compromise problem of key parameters such as impedance matching and noise. The whole receiver link was arranged to achieve better linearity and noise performance, and improve the robustness of the power supply voltage and substrate noise. The simulation results show that under 1.2 V power supply voltage, the following results can be obtained, 2~8 GHz RF input signal frequency, −5.5 dBm linearity for 1 dB compression point input, −1 dBm in-band input third-order crossover point, 4 dB overall noise factor, and 0.12 mm2 core layout area.

     

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