Abstract
This article proposes two linearization techniques in improving the third-order input intercept point (IIP3) of a balun-low-noise amplifier (LNA) mixer. First, the intrinsic third-order intermodulation (IM3) product of the inductively source degenerated (ISD) transconductor from the second-order derivative transconductance component ( ${g}''_{m}$ ) is reduced by tailoring toward the optimum biasing point at the moderate-inversion region. Second, the generated IM3 current by the first-order derivative transconductance ( ${g}'_{m}$ ) due to the interaction with the feedback component in the ISD transconductor is attenuated by second-harmonic injection via the bulk of the ISD transconductor. Furthermore, a transformer-based gate inductor and a transformer-based balun are applied to improve the input impedance matching and produce a balanced differential input signal. Measured results in 0.13- $\mu \text{m}$ CMOS show a high IIP3 of +16 dBm and a conversion gain (CG) of 22 dB at 2.4 GHz. The double-sideband (DSB) noise figure (NF) is 7.2 dB, and the power consumption is 3.15 mW at 1.2 V.
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