Gain and Phase Mismatch Calibration Technique in Image-Reject RF Receiver

Abstract

This paper presents a gain and phase mismatch calibration technique for an image-reject RF receiver. The gain mismatch is calibrated by directly measuring the output signal amplitudes of two signal paths. The phase mismatch is calibrated by measuring the output amplitude of the final IF output at the image band. The calibration of the gain and phase mismatch is performed at power-up, and the normal operation of the RF receiver does not interfere with the mismatch calibration circuit. To verify the proposed technique, a 2.4-㎓ Weaver image-reject receiver with the gain and phase mismatch calibration circuit is implemented in a 0.18-㎛ CMOS technology. The overall receiver achieves a voltage gain of 45 ㏈ and a noise figure of 4.8 ㏈. The image rejection ratio(IRR) is improved from 31 ㏈ to 59.76 ㏈ even with 1 ㏈ and 5° mismatch in gain and phase, respectively.