Mixer circuit, receiver comprising a mixer circuit, wireless communication comprising a receiver, method for generating an output signal by mixing an input signal with an oscillator signal

A method for generating an output signal by mixing an input signal with an oscillator signal, whereby the output signal comprises a first output current and a second output current, in a mixer circuit comprising an input node for receiving the input signal, a first output node for providing the first output current, and a second output node for providing the second output current, voltage to current conversion means and switching means operatively coupled to each other and to the input node, the first output node, and the second output node to generate the output signal at the first output node and the second output node in response to the oscillator signal, characterized in that

• the voltage to current conversion means comprises
• a first voltage to current converter having a first control electrode coupled to the input node and a first main conductive path having a first output electrode coupled to the first output node and a first switching electrode coupled to the switching means;
• a second voltage to current converter having a second control electrode coupled to the input node and a second main conductive path having a second output electrode coupled to the second output node and a second switching electrode coupled to the switching means;
• and
• the switching means coupling:
• the first switching electrode to a first supply voltage and the second switching electrode to a second supply voltage during a first phase of the oscillator signal, and
• the first switching electrode to the second supply voltage and the second switching electrode to the first supply voltage during a second phase of the oscillator signal.