Finished first complete version

res/simulation/final_ConvGain_vs_LOPow.csv

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+LOPow,ConvGain
+-40.000,-57.957
+-38.000,-55.960
+-36.000,-53.964
+-34.000,-51.970
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+-30.000,-47.996
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+-6.000,36.071
+-4.000,6.587
+-2.000,-31.499
+0.000,-45.066

res/simulation/final_ConvGain_vs_RFFreq.csv

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+RFFreq,ConvGain
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+112.000,19.950
+114.000,21.579
+116.000,23.297
+118.000,25.100
+120.000,26.972
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+160.000,17.775
+162.000,16.266
+164.000,14.834
+166.000,13.474
+168.000,12.181
+170.000,10.947

res/simulation/final_ConvGain_vs_RFPow.csv

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+RFPow,ConvGain
+-80.000,-3.836
+-78.000,-1.836
+-76.000,0.164
+-74.000,2.164
+-72.000,4.164
+-70.000,6.163
+-68.000,8.163
+-66.000,10.162
+-64.000,12.160
+-62.000,14.158
+-60.000,16.154
+-58.000,18.147
+-56.000,20.137
+-54.000,22.119
+-52.000,24.088
+-50.000,26.035
+-48.000,27.938
+-46.000,29.735
+-44.000,31.353
+-42.000,32.936
+-40.000,34.571
+-38.000,35.829
+-36.000,36.642
+-34.000,37.173
+-32.000,37.609
+-30.000,37.964
+-28.000,38.227
+-26.000,38.399
+-24.000,38.536
+-22.000,38.650
+-20.000,38.605
+-18.000,38.430
+-16.000,38.248
+-14.000,38.059
+-12.000,37.883
+-10.000,37.857

res/simulation/final_S_LO.csv

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+f,SLO
+110.0,-3.730
+111.0,-4.014
+112.0,-4.320
+113.0,-4.649
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+115.0,-5.385
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+166.0,-5.753
+167.0,-5.612
+168.0,-5.477
+169.0,-5.349
+170.0,-5.228

res/simulation/final_S_RF.csv

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+f,SRF
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+111.0,-7.212
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+113.0,-8.198
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+169.0,-16.352
+170.0,-16.107

res/simulation/final_noise.csv

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+f,NF
+0.0000,9.585
+0.500,9.685
+1.000,9.683
+1.500,9.683
+2.000,9.682
+2.500,9.683
+3.000,9.688
+3.500,9.708
+4.000,9.763
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+5.500,9.901
+6.000,9.911
+6.500,9.933
+7.000,9.967
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+8.500,10.124
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+9.500,10.281
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+11.00,10.425
+11.50,10.516
+12.00,10.604
+12.50,10.686
+13.00,10.761
+13.50,10.826
+14.00,10.881
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+15.00,10.960
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script.md

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# RFICS Presentation Script
+
+## Proposed Ideas
+
+### Overview
+
+### Mixer Core Cell
+
+### IF Buffer
+
+### Simulation/Measurement Results
+
+## Own Simulations
+
+### Design Steps
+
+1. Determine operating points of individual stages
+2. Combine stages
+3. Optimize design considering linearity, bandwidth, ... (e.g., find optimum LO
+   Power)
+
+### OP: SQuad
+
+### OP: TIA
+
+### OP: Buffer
+
+### INT: SQuad & TIA
+
+### INT: Full
+
+### Final circuit
+
+## Discussion & Conclusion

sections/03_simulation_results.tex

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 		      \end{itemize}
 		\item Further iterative optimization of parameters (e.g., determine LO power,\\ increase buffer current for linearity, \ldots)
 		\item Matching of input and output
-		\item Replacement of remaining DC blocks/feeds in bias circuitry
 	\end{enumerate}
 \end{frame}
 
@@ -438,7 +437,7 @@
 			\end{tikzpicture}
 		\end{subfigure}%
 		\begin{subfigure}{0.5\textwidth}
-            \hspace{2mm}
+			\hspace{2mm}
 			\begin{tikzpicture}
 				\begin{axis}[
 						width=\textwidth,
@@ -459,7 +458,7 @@
 		\end{subfigure}%
 
 		\begin{subfigure}{0.5\textwidth}
-            \hspace{1.5mm}
+			\hspace{1.5mm}
 			\begin{tikzpicture}
 				\begin{axis}[
 						width=\textwidth,
@@ -491,8 +490,6 @@
 					\addplot+[mark=none, line width=1pt]
 					table[col sep=comma, x=f, y=NF]
 						{res/simulation/INT_Buffer_noise.csv};
-					\draw[dashed] (axis cs:135, 0) -- (axis cs:135,12);
-					\node at (axis cs:147,1.25) {$f_\text{LO} = \SI{135}{GHz}$};
 				\end{axis}
 			\end{tikzpicture}
 		\end{subfigure}%
@@ -502,18 +499,109 @@
 \begin{frame}
 	\frametitle{Final Circuit}
 
-	\begin{itemize}
+	\begin{figure}[H]
-		\item [TODO] A few key points
+		\centering
-		\item [TODO] Circuit diagram
+		\vspace*{-20mm}
-	\end{itemize}
+		\hspace{40mm}
+		\includegraphics[width=0.7\textwidth]{res/simulation/final_01.pdf}
+
+		\vspace*{-40mm}
+		\hspace{-120mm}
+		\includegraphics[width=0.2\textwidth]{res/simulation/final_02.pdf}
+	\end{figure}
 \end{frame}
 
 \begin{frame}
 	\frametitle{Final Circuit}
 
-	\begin{itemize}
+	\vspace*{-6mm}
-		\item [TODO] 4 Plots of same stuff as in paper
+	\begin{figure}
-	\end{itemize}
+		\begin{subfigure}{0.5\textwidth}
+			\begin{tikzpicture}
+				\begin{axis}[
+						width=\textwidth,
+						height=0.5\textwidth,
+						ylabel={$20 \log_{10}(s_{xy})$ (dB)},
+						xlabel={$f (\text{GHz})$},
+						legend pos = south east,
+                        grid,
+					]
+
+					\addplot+[mark=none, line width=1pt]
+					table[col sep=comma, x=f, y=SRF]
+						{res/simulation/final_S_RF.csv};
+					\addlegendentry{$s_{11}$ (RF)}
+
+					\addplot+[mark=none, line width=1pt]
+					table[col sep=comma, x=f, y=SLO]
+						{res/simulation/final_S_LO.csv};
+					\addlegendentry{$s_{22}$ (LO)}
+				\end{axis}
+			\end{tikzpicture}
+		\end{subfigure}%
+		\begin{subfigure}{0.5\textwidth}
+			\hspace{2mm}
+			\begin{tikzpicture}
+				\begin{axis}[
+						width=\textwidth,
+						height=0.5\textwidth,
+						ylabel={Conversion Gain (dB)},
+						xlabel={$f_\text{RF}\ (\text{GHz})$},
+						xtick={-110,-100,...,170},
+						ytick={10,15,...,40},
+						grid,
+					]
+					\addplot+[mark=none, line width=1pt]
+					table[col sep=comma, x=RFFreq, y=ConvGain]
+						{res/simulation/final_ConvGain_vs_RFFreq.csv};
+					\draw[dashed] (axis cs:135, 5) -- (axis cs:135,40);
+					\node at (axis cs:147,12) {$f_\text{LO} = \SI{135}{GHz}$};
+				\end{axis}
+			\end{tikzpicture}
+		\end{subfigure}%
+
+		\begin{subfigure}{0.5\textwidth}
+			\begin{tikzpicture}
+				\begin{axis}[
+						width=\textwidth,
+						height=0.5\textwidth,
+						ylabel={$\mathit{NF}_\text{dsb}\ (\text{dB})$},
+						xlabel={$f_\text{IF}\ (\text{GHz})$},
+						xtick={0,5,...,30},
+						ytick={9,9.5,...,11.5},
+						grid,
+					]
+					\addplot+[mark=none, line width=1pt]
+					table[col sep=comma, x=f, y=NF]
+						{res/simulation/final_noise.csv};
+				\end{axis}
+			\end{tikzpicture}
+		\end{subfigure}%
+		\begin{subfigure}{0.5\textwidth}
+			\begin{tikzpicture}
+				\begin{axis}[
+						width=\textwidth,
+						height=0.5\textwidth,
+						ylabel={Conversion Gain (dB)},
+						xlabel={$P_\text{RF} / P_\text{LO} \ (\text{dBm})$},
+                        legend pos = south west,
+                        xtick = {-90,-80,...,10},
+                        ytick = {-60,-40,...,40},
+						grid,
+					]
+					\addplot+[mark=none, line width=1pt]
+					table[col sep=comma, x=RFPow, y=ConvGain]
+						{res/simulation/final_ConvGain_vs_RFPow.csv};
+                    \addlegendentry{RF}
+
+					\addplot+[mark=none, line width=1pt]
+					table[col sep=comma, x=LOPow, y=ConvGain]
+						{res/simulation/final_ConvGain_vs_LOPow.csv};
+                    \addlegendentry{LO}
+				\end{axis}
+			\end{tikzpicture}
+		\end{subfigure}%
+	\end{figure}
 \end{frame}
 
 %\begin{frame}

sections/05_conclusion.tex

@@ -5,24 +5,22 @@
 	\frametitle{Discussion \& Conclusion}
 
 	\begin{itemize}
-		\item Mixer structure
+		\item General structure
 		      \begin{itemize}
 			      \item Removal of $g_\text{m}$ stage of Gilbert cell $\rightarrow$ more voltage headroom
 			      \item High bandwidth TIA and inductive peaking $\rightarrow$ high bandwidth
 			      \item Differential to single-ended conversion $\rightarrow$ dense chip-to-package transition
 		      \end{itemize}
 		      \bigskip
-		\item Own simulations
+%		\item Own simulations
-		      \begin{itemize}
+%		      \begin{itemize}
-			      \item Much higher conversion gain $\leftarrow$ technology with higher $f_\text{t}$ and $f_\text{max}$, no stability considerations
+%			      \item Much higher conversion gain $\leftarrow$ technology with higher $f_\text{t}$ and $f_\text{max}$, no stability considerations
-		      \end{itemize}
+%		      \end{itemize}
-		      \bigskip
+%		      \bigskip
 		\item Applications of this design
 		      \begin{itemize}
-			      \item [TODO] Applications of proposed design (why specifically 5G?)
+                  \item SiGe HBT technology integrable with CMOS $\rightarrow$ scalable, suitable for mixed-signal ICs
-			            \begin{itemize}
+                  \item Ideal for electronic beam stearing in mm-Wave applications
-				            \item [TODO] Are BiCMOS devices, e.g., particularly cheap or easily scalable?
-			            \end{itemize}
 		      \end{itemize}
 	\end{itemize}
 \end{frame}

structure.md

@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@
 - Compare technologies (B11HFC, SG13G2)
 - What are the benefits of SiGe? (e.g., RF on same chip as digital stuff)
 - How does the proposed topology work?
-  - Why the TIA?
-  - How does the TIA work?
   - Why do transmission-line based differential L-type matching networks have a
     high bandwidth?
   - How can we just remove the bottom transistors?
@@ -60,11 +58,6 @@
   - ~What is D-Band?~
 - Simulation
 
-## Ideas for further simulations
-
-- Change the buffer resistors to inductors (drawback: larger size)
-- Remove feedback path from TIA (and ensure stability by other means)
-
 ## Other notes
 
 - LSSP: Normal S-Parameters are determined for linearized systems. For this