A single-chip receiver for multi-user low-noise block down-converters

A 12GHz single-chip receiver for multi-user low-noise block down-converters is presented. The 3.3mm/spl times/2mm die is implemented in a 50GHz-f/sub T/ 0.8 /spl mu/m silicon bipolar technology and includes two down-converter channels and a 10.2GHz local oscillator synthesizer. The receiver features a 7.8dB SSB NF, an output P/sub 1dB/ of 5dBm with 32dB conversion gain and phase noise of -96dBc/Hz at 100kHz offset from the 10.2GHz carrier.