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Low-Power Mixer Maintains Linearity

June 6, 2012

Linearity is a key specification in modern, digitally modulated cellular communications systems. Linearity usually comes at the price of high power consumption, however. To "cheat" that tradeoff, a technique has been demonstrated for a CMOS-based mixer developed for wireless communications in the 5.2-GHz band to achieve both high linearity and low power consumption. The mixer operates with an IF of 200 MHz and consumes a mere 6 mW of power. To learn more, click here.

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Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.