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Type of radio design
A direct-conversion receiver (DCR), also known as a homodyne, synchrodyne, zero intermediate frequency receiver, is a radio receiver design that demodulates the incoming radio signal using synchronous detection driven by a local oscillator whose frequency is identical to, or very close to the carrier frequency of the intended signal. This contrasts with the standard superheterodyne receiver, which uses an initial conversion to an intermediate frequency (IF). Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Direct-conversion receiverA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: A −124-dBm Sensitivity Interference-Resilient Direct-Conversion Duty-Cycled Wake-Up Receiver Achieving 0.114 mW at 1.966-s Wake-Up LatencyInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Digital Techniques for Wideband ReceiversThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: A 2-GHz wide-band direct conversion receiver for WCDMA applicationsCited 103 times
- Go sideways: Local oscillatorA closely related topic
- Go sideways: HeterodyneA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
A 2-GHz wide-band direct conversion receiver for WCDMA applications
Direct-conversion RF receiver design
Ka-band analog front-end for software-defined direct conversion receiver
A direct-conversion receiver for DVB-H
A CMOS channel-select filter for a direct-conversion wireless receiver
Full-CMOS 2-GHz WCDMA direct conversion transmitter and receiver
A 24 GHz Subharmonic Direct Conversion Receiver in 65 nm CMOS
Joint Calibration of Transmitter and Receiver Impairments in Direct-Conversion Radio Architecture
🆕 Influential since 2022
A −124-dBm Sensitivity Interference-Resilient Direct-Conversion Duty-Cycled Wake-Up Receiver Achieving 0.114 mW at 1.966-s Wake-Up Latency
A 250-GHz Wideband Direct-Conversion CMOS Receiver Adopting Baseband Equalized Low-Loss Resistive Passive Mixer
Dual-Mode RF Mixer for Low-Power Direct-Conversion Receiver
A 24 GHz CMOS Direct-Conversion RF Receiver with I/Q Mismatch Calibration for Radar Sensor Applications
Behavioral Modeling of Direct-Conversion Receivers for Nonlinear Distortion Mitigation
📚 Books worth reading
Digital Techniques for Wideband ReceiversJames Tsui · 2004
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🔗 Related topics
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