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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2009
Dieter Joos, Mechelen, BE;
Steven Terryn, Denderleeuw, DE;
Dieter Joos, Mechelen, BE;
Steven Terryn, Denderleeuw, DE;
ST-Ericsson SA, Geneva, CH;
Abstract
A mixer is described having a Gilbert cell structure including a first input and a second input for inputting an RF signal, a third input and a fourth input for inputting a local oscillator signal, a first output and a second output for outputting an IF signal, a plurality of switches for converting the RF signal to an IF signal, and a dynamic bleed circuit for dynamically reducing the dc-current of the switches at the switching-point. As the dc-current of the switches is reduced at the point of commutation, the 1/f-noise is also strongly reduced without degrading the linearity. The switching happens at twice the local oscillator frequency. The mixer also includes a common mode feedback circuit that feeds the common mode signal, optionally amplified, to a common mode feedback control device that is in series between the dynamic bleed circuit and the supply voltage.