An RF frontend circuit design of a Compass and GPS dual-mode dual-channel image rejection radio receiver

This paper introduces a fully integrated low power consumption radio receiver frontend circuit for a Compass (Beidou) and GPS dual mode dual channel system with 2.5 dB NF, 1.02 mm2 areas, and 8 mA of current in 0.18 μm TSMC CMOS process. Except for a few passive components for input matching, other components such as an off-chip low noise amplifier or a balun are not required. With a non-tunable passive image rejection filter, the receiver frontend can achieve around 60 dB gain and 34 dB image rejection. (semiconductor integrated circuits)