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A Subharmonic Receiver in SiGe Technology for 122$~ $ GHz Sensor Applications

Schmalz et al., 2010

Document ID
11527076401373163525
Author
Schmalz K
Winkler W
Borngräber J
Debski W
Heinemann B
Scheytt J
Publication year
Publication venue
IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

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The iterative design of an integrated subharmonic receiver for 120-127 GHz is presented. The receiver consists of a single-ended low-noise amplifier (LNA), a push-push voltage- controlled oscillator (VCO) with 1/32 divider, a polyphase filter, and a subharmonic mixer …
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