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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1997
Aristotle Hadjichristos, Cary, NC (US);
Ericsson Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Abstract
A Gilbert Multiplier Cell includes an emitter-coupled transistor pair and a pair of cross-coupled emitter-coupled transistor pairs. A filter couples the emitter-coupled transistor pair to the pair of the cross-coupled emitter-coupled transistor pairs. The filter may include a pair of inductors or resistors, a respective one of which serially couples a respective one of the emitter-coupled transistor pair to a respective one of the pair of cross-coupled emitter-coupled transistor pairs, and a capacitor connected between the pair of inductors or resistors. A local oscillator is coupled to the pair of cross-coupled emitter-coupled transistor pairs and a data input is coupled to the emitter-coupled transistor pair. By low pass filtering the output of the emitter-coupled transistor pair that is applied to the pair of cross-coupled emitter-coupled transistor pairs, low noise floor Gilbert Multiplier Cells and quadraphase modulators may be provided.