Broadband integrated RF/microwave/millimeter mixer with integrated balun(s)
US9312815B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 26, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03D2200/0023
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A broadband radio frequency, microwave, or millimeter mixer system may include a balun and a mixer. The balun may have an unbalanced port; a balanced port; a first and a second inductor tightly and inversely magnetically coupled to one another; and a third inductor which is not magnetically coupled to the first or the second inductors. The mixer may be connected to the balanced port of the balun. The balun, including its three inductors, and the mixer may all be integrated onto a single substrate that forms an integrated circuit.
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