43–68 GHz broad band low noise MMIC medium power amplifier

Abstract

A V band (43- 68 GHz) MMIC broad band power amplifier (PA) for 60 GHz high data rate indoor wireless communication system has been designed and tested. The amplifier has been designed in conjunction with other transceiver MMIC in the 0.15 mum GaAs pHEMT process of UMS (PH15). The measurement results matched very well with the simulation ones based on the extensive circuit and EM co-simulations. The compact amplifier, which is only approx. 1.9 times 0.9 mm2, gives out a gain of 17 dB and, 4 dB noise figure and 13 dBm P1dB with 250 mW DC power consuming. It is well matched in the band 43 - 68 GHz.