A Quadrature Single Side-Band Mixer with Passive Negative Resistance in Software-Defined Frequency Synthesizer
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Quadrature Single Side-Band Mixer
3. Proposed PNR and QSSB Mixer
3.1. The Proposed PNR
3.2. The Proposed QSSB Mixer
4. Measurement Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Operating Distance (m) | Transmit Power (dBm) | Data Rate (bps) | Frequency Band (GHz) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ZigBee | 10–100 | 0–3 | 20–250 k | 0.780/0.868 /0.915/2.4 |
Wireless HART | 10–100 | -- | <250 k | 2.4 |
ISA100.11a | 10–100 | <26 | 250 k | 2.4 |
Bluetooth | 1–100 | 0–20 | 1–3 M | 2.4 |
GSM | <35 k | 30–33 | 13 k | 0.85/0.95 /1.8–1.9 |
WiBree | 1–10 | −6 | 1 M | 2.4 |
RFID | <5 | 0 | <0.4 M | 0.01356/ 0.86–0.96/2.4 |
Load Type | Operating Range/GHz | ISRR/dB | Process | |
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[6] | LC | 5–6 | 42 | 0.13 CMOS |
[7] | Q-enhanced LC | 3.4/3.9/4.4/5/5.5/6.1/6.6/7.1/7.6/.2/.7/9.2/9.7/10.3 | 33 | 65 nm CMOS |
[8] | LC | 3.4/3.9/4.4/5/5.5/6.1/6.6/7.1/7.6 | 37 | 0.13 CMOS |
[15] | Q-enhanced LC | 3.4/4.4 | 30 | 0.18 CMOS |
[16] | Q-enhanced LC | 3.4/4.4 | 43 | 0.18 CMOS |
[17] | LC | 3.4/3.9/4.4 | 31 | 0.18 CMOS |
[18] | LC | 3.4/3.9/4.4/5/5.5/6.1/6.6/7.1/7.6/.2/.7/9.2/9.7/10.3 | 35 | 0.13 CMOS |
[19] | LC | 3.4/3.9/4.4 | 18–32 | 0.13 CMOS |
[20] | LC | 3.4/3.9/4.4/5/5.5/6.1/6.6/7.1/7.6 | 22–37 | 0.18 CMOS |
[21] | LC | 3.4/3.9/4.4/5/5.5/6.1/6.6/7.1/7.6/.2/.7/9.2/9.7/10.3 | 29 | 0.18 CMOS |
[24] | LC | 5 | 30 | 0.13 CMOS |
This work | PNR with LC | 2.5–3 | 40–57 | 0.18 CMOS |
2.3–3.2 | 30–57 |
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Liu, D.; Hu, A.; Zhang, K. A Quadrature Single Side-Band Mixer with Passive Negative Resistance in Software-Defined Frequency Synthesizer. Sensors 2018, 18, 3455. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18103455
Liu D, Hu A, Zhang K. A Quadrature Single Side-Band Mixer with Passive Negative Resistance in Software-Defined Frequency Synthesizer. Sensors. 2018; 18(10):3455. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18103455
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Dongsheng, Ang Hu, and Kefeng Zhang. 2018. "A Quadrature Single Side-Band Mixer with Passive Negative Resistance in Software-Defined Frequency Synthesizer" Sensors 18, no. 10: 3455. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18103455
APA StyleLiu, D., Hu, A., & Zhang, K. (2018). A Quadrature Single Side-Band Mixer with Passive Negative Resistance in Software-Defined Frequency Synthesizer. Sensors, 18(10), 3455. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18103455