Gain-configurable lower sideband parametric downconverter

Abstract

This paper presents a gain-configurable CMOS parametric downconverter operating at 5.275 GHz. The downconverter measured gain is 24 dB at 5.275 GHz with no DC power drawn by the RF amplification component. This report is the first demonstration of a CMOS parametric downconverter operated in the 6-GHz regime.