Frequency mixers are often implemented using a diode bridge or a Gilbert cell. Both types of mixers use a local oscillator (LO) to flip the polarity of the radio-frequency (RF) input. When the LO is ...
Custom MMIC has launched a series of IP3 fundamental mixers featuring overlapping RF/LO frequencies spanning 6 GHz to 26 GHz, with each model demonstrating low conversion loss high IP3, high isolation ...
New IQ Mixers can be configured as Image Reject Mixers or as Single-Sideband Upconverters IRVINE, Calif., April 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Pasternack, a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter ...
Direct conversion (or low IF) receiver designs have been in existence for many years. They are widely used in mobile phones and cordless telephones because of their simplicity and lower cost. However, ...
The following is excerpted from Chapter 8 of “RF Circuit Design, 2e” by Christopher Bowick. Moving up the scale in complexity, we come to the next evolutionary RF architecture: the ...
We propose a novel flexible jitter-enhanced pulse width modulation(PWM) hardware architecture, which aims to improve the modulation resolution while reducing the requirement of PWM frequency. The ...
The need to translate frequencies up or down is a basic signal-chain need. The key component used to do this is the mixer, which essentially multiplies two signals together. In the frequency domain, ...
Radio frequency (RF) and wireless design are considered specialist skills within the electronics industry, so usually, only those involved understand the terminology and critical principles. However, ...