A K-Band Frequency Doubler With 35-dB Fundamental Rejection Based on Novel Transformer Balun in 0.13-μm SiGe Technology

被引：75
作者：
Chakraborty, Sudipta [1 ]
Milner, Leigh E. [2 ,3 ]
Zhu, Xi [4 ]
Hall, Leonard T. [2 ]
Sevimli, Oya [1 ]
Heimlich, Michael C. [3 ,4 ]
机构：
[1] Macquarie Univ, Dept Engn, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
[2] Dept Def, Def Sci Technol Grp, Edinburgh, SA 5111, Australia
[3] Macquarie Univ, Dept Engn, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
[4] Univ Technol Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
来源：
IEEE ELECTRON DEVICE LETTERS | 2016年 / 37卷 / 11期
基金：
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词：
Frequency doubler; transformer balun; SiGe; bandwidth; DESIGN; GAIN;
D O I：
10.1109/LED.2016.2611535
中图分类号：
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号：
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要：
A compact balanced frequency doubler with more than 35 dB odd-harmonic rejection and fractional bandwidth of 73% is presented in this letter. Wide bandwidth and high odd-harmonic suppression is achieved by adopting a new technique for the transformer balun design, resulting in a very low magnitude imbalance of 0.13 dB and a phase imbalance of 0.4 degrees over 7-15 GHz. The balun performance is improved by offsetting the radius of the primary and secondary coils, which reduces the parasitic coupling capacitance. The input and output frequency ranges for the doubler are 7-15 GHz and 14-30 GHz respectively. The circuit was fabricated in 0.13-mu m SiGe technology. The chip size is 0.6 mm x 0.4 mm.
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页码：1375 / 1378
页数：4
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