International Journal of Microwave Science and Technology

Research Article

Low Phase Noise and High Conversion Gain Oscillator Mixer Constructed with a 0.18-m CMOS Technology

Table 2

The performance comparisons of other oscillator mixers and the proposed circuit.
Ref.[2][3][4]This work
IF Freq. (MHz)553–5140
Oscillation Freq. (GHz)4.05–4.55n.a.1.8636.79–7.01
Phase Noise (dBc/Hz) 113 at 1 MHz 104 at 1 MHzn.a. 116.6 at 1 MHz
SSB Noise Figure (dB)14.54.86.913
Down-Conversion Gain (dB)2.53611.16.5
IIP3 (dBm) 11.8 194.51.5
1dB Comp. Point (dBm) 24 31n.a. 11
LO-to-IF Isolation (dB)>35n.a.n.a.>16
RF-to-IF Isolation (dB)n.a.n.a.n.a.>18
LO-to-RF Isolation (dB)>29n.a.n.a. >12.7
Technology0.18- m CMOS0.13- m CMOSNE34018 FETs0.18- m CMOS
Area (m )0.961.5n.a.0.99
Power Consumption (mW)3.34113221