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Nonlinearity Test for a Fully Integrated Direct-conversion Receiver

This article reviews the definitions and measurement techniques of the nonlinear characteristics of a receiver. A series of tests is designed to identify the limiting stage in a fully integrated direct-conversion receiver (DCR). In particular, a dual-s...
The market demand for low cost and high performance wireless communication systems, including cellular phones, wireless local area networks (WLAN) and wireless personal area networks (WPAN), has attracted heavy investment and intensive research in the area of integrated RF transceiver design. 1–9 Unlike a traditional discrete component radio design,...
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