Subharmonic mixer
US6810242B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03D7/165
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A subharmonic mixer and a method of downconverting a received radio frequency signal is described. The subharmonic mixer of the present invention uses two stacks of switching cores with high order symmetry to reduce unwanted harmonic generation and uses transistors to improve headroom.
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