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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2013
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Huan-Neng Chen, Shalu Township, TW;
Ying-Ta Lu, Fanlu Township, TW;
Mei-Show Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Chewn-Pu Jou, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
An up-conversion mixer includes a mixer cell having at least one output node configured to generate an output. The up-conversion mixer further includes a first cascaded transconductance input stage coupled to the mixer cell, the first cascaded transconductance input stage configured to receive an input signal and to reduce a third order harmonic of the output. The up-conversion mixer further includes a second cascaded transconductance input stage coupled to the mixer cell, the second cascaded transconductance input stage configured to receive the input signal and to reduce a third order harmonic of the output.