A linearized and low noise CMOS mixer with B‐type amplifier‐based sub‐harmonic balun

A low noise and high linearity down‐conversion CMOS mixer for 2.4‐GHz wireless receiver is presented in this paper. Using a sub‐harmonic balun with a simple but effective B‐type amplifier, the local oscillator frequency required for this mixer has been reduced by half, and the input local oscillator signal could be single‐ended rather than differential, which simultaneously simplifies the design of local oscillator. A distortion and noise cancelation transconductor in association with current bleeding technique is employed to improve the noise and linearity of the entire mixer under a reduced bias current without compromising the voltage gain. Fabricated in a 0.18‐µm RF CMOS technology of Global Foundries, the mixer demonstrates a voltage gain of 15.8 dB and input‐referred third‐order intercept point of 6.6 dBm with a noise figure of 2.6 dB. It consumes 7.65 mA from a 1.0‐V supply and occupies a compact area of 0.75 × 0.71 mm² including all test pads. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

GaAs单片二极管双平衡混频器

采用0.25μm的GaAs工艺制作了一款单片二极管双平衡混频器。基于环形二极管双平衡混频器的基本工作原理,提出了LO巴伦与RF巴伦的区别所在,并以Marchand巴伦为LO巴伦,以triformer巴伦作为RF巴伦。在优化了局部电路后,再与环形二极管组成整体电路,并对整体电路进行了优化。最后对版图进行EM仿真,并稍作调整以改善EM仿真结果。当本振功率在13dBm时,实测得转换损耗在低本振和高本振下约为11.5dB和10.5dB,LO端口到IF端口和RF端口隔离度分别为30dB和35dB,LO端口和RF端口驻波分别小于2和3.5,实测结果与仿真结果基本一致。     

ACS100O系列高压变频器在连续混炼机的应用

本文介绍了ABB公司的ACS1000系列高压变频器在连续混炼机的应用,并详细介绍了变频系统的构成、特点和调试。,This thesis introduces the application of the ABB ACS1000 series high-voltage converter on the continuous mixer areas,and discusses converter system's structure,specification and commissioning in detail.     

一种使用一维电磁带隙结构的高性能Ka频段四次谐波混频器

介绍了一种全集成微带四次谐波混频器,该混频器采用了一种新型电磁带隙结构,可获得很低的变频损耗指标.阐述了一般的谐波混频理论,并用谐波平衡软件对整个电路进行优化仿真.实测得到射频在34~36GHz的频带内,固定中频为100MHz,该混频器最小变频损耗7.67dB,最大变频损耗<10dB.     

360-μW 4.1-dB NF CMOS MedRadio receiver RF front-end with current-reuse Q-boosted resistive feedback LNA for biomedical IoT applications

In this paper, a low-power low-noise complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) receiver RF front-end (RFFE) that employs a current-reuse Q-boosted resistive feedback low-noise amplifier (RFLNA) is proposed for 401 to 406 MHz medical device radio-communication service band IoT applications. By employing a series RLC input matching network, the proposed RFLNA has the advantages of both the conventional RFLNA and the inductively degenerated common-source LNA without using large on-chip spiral inductors at the sources of the main transistors. The proposed active mixer utilizes a current-reuse transconductor, in which a p-channel metal-oxide semiconductor (PMOS) transistor performs a current-bleeding function to reduce direct current (DC) and flicker noise in the switching stage of the active mixer. The proposed receiver RFFE is implemented in a 65-nm CMOS process and achieves a voltage gain of 30.9 dB, noise figure of 4.1 dB, S11 of less than −10 dB, and IIP3 of −22.9 dBm. It operates at a supply voltage of 1 V with bias currents of 360 μA. The active die area is 0.4 mm × 0.35 mm.     

4～8 GHz雷达载波产生的硬件电路设计

本文主要讨论的是如何产生4~8GHz雷达载波信号。首先,给出了电路设计的整体方案,对其工作原理进行了详细的说明。其次,对方案的主要部分进行了硬件电路设计,给出了详细的设计原理图。该电路设计主要是基于AD9854和压控振荡器基础上,以DSP为控制核心来实现的。该方法对其他波段雷达载波或雷达信号的产生同样具有重要的参考价值。     

基于Agilent VEE实现混频器的自动化测试

混频器是射频前端电路的一个重要模块,转化增益和噪声是影响混频器性能的重要因素。然而在噪声系数的测量过程中,涉及到多台仪器的协同工作,以及数据的采集及存储,手动的面板操作,这些琐碎的工作都制约了测试速度。本文正是在改进传统测试的基础上,介绍一种采用AgilentVEE语言编写测试系统,快捷、便利测试混频器方法。这套系统具有远程控制、自动化测量的优点,解决了测量结果只能使用软盘保存的问题。     

平均电流模式的控制电路设计

讨论了平均电流法和峰值电流法的控制特点，对利用平均电流法设计升压电路的电压、电流环进行了详细的分析。     

Fabrication process of smooth functionally graded materials through a real-time inline control of the component ratio

Functionally graded materials (FGMs) play an essential role in tissue engineering because of their satisfactory histocompatibility and excellent mechanical performance. While traditional manufacturing methods allow production of simple FGMs, precise control of composition and customized property at transition between the dissimilar materials is still a challenge. Here, an extrusion-based functionally graded additive manufacturing (FGAM) platform was developed to generate smooth graded parts by thrusting out monolithic cylindrical filaments with high viscosity. Furthermore, the rheological properties, hydrodynamic behavior, and mixed homogeneity of the non-Newtonian fluids were studied. Therefore, the appropriate solid contents, alternative energy-efficient mixers, and optimized printing parameters were proved to be beneficial for an outstanding deposition effect of the suspension. Ultimately, an object with smooth gradient was successfully manufactured. The validity of this strategy was verified via optical microscopy combined with an image processing method to gauge homogeneity and a scanning electron microscope to investigate graded composition and microstructure.