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Subharmonic mixer

US6810242B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 2002
Grant dateOct 26, 2004
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Expiry dateNov 19, 2022

Classification

  • 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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