摘要 |
<p>Mixer assemblies (100) including mixer cells (110, 110'), baluns (112), quadrature mixers and image reject mixers, etc. The mixer cell may contain CPW strip RF input and slot line strip LO input. LO signal return is provided through a flip-chip (160, 160') mounted to a mixer contact area (140, 140') and the CPW RF input is preferably coupled to the contact area (140, 140') through a distributed or flip-chip mounted capacitor (136, 136'). The use of two mixer cells (110, 110') in novel embodiments of quadrature and image reject mixers is disclosed. CPW to slot line power dividing baluns for use within and without such mixers are also disclosed.</p> |