Ku-Band VCO using Miniature Beryllia Circuit Technology

Abstract

The new MBC technology offers excellent electrical and thermal properties for power applications, the possibility for separate batch processing of circuits and of active devices, and a very small circuit size that approaches that of the monolithic counterparts. The VCO developed with the MBC technology has excellent operating characteristics. It measures only 3.5 × 5.0 mm including all the circuitry required for operation.