K. Kobayashi, J. Cowles, L. Tran, T. Block, A. Oki, D. Streit
{"title":"A 2-32 GHz coplanar waveguide InAlAs/InGaAs-InP HBT cascode distributed amplifier","authors":"K. Kobayashi, J. Cowles, L. Tran, T. Block, A. Oki, D. Streit","doi":"10.1109/MCS.1995.470959","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MCS.1995.470959","url":null,"abstract":"A 2-32 GHz InAlAs/InGaAs-InP HBT CPW distributed amplifier (DA) has been demonstrated which benchmarks the highest bandwidth reported for an HBT DA. The DA combines a 100 GHz f/sub max/ and 60 GHz f/sub T/ HBT technology with a cascode coplanar waveguide DA topology to achieve this record bandwidth. The cascode CPW DA demonstrates both design techniques and technology capability which can be applied to more complex circuit functions such as active baluns for mixers, active combiners/dividers, and low dc power-broadband amplification at millimeter-wave frequencies.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":325779,"journal":{"name":"IEEE 1995 Microwave and Millimeter-Wave. Monolithic Circuits Symposium. Digest of Papers","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123680677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Madihian, L. Desclos, K. Maruhashi, K. Onda, M. Kuzuhara
{"title":"A K-band monolithic CPW upconverter utilizing a source mixing concept","authors":"M. Madihian, L. Desclos, K. Maruhashi, K. Onda, M. Kuzuhara","doi":"10.1109/MCS.1995.470967","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MCS.1995.470967","url":null,"abstract":"This paper is concerned with the design and performance of a CPW upconverter MMIC for K-band wireless system applications. The upconverter consists of an FET as a \"3-port\" mixing element, IF, LO, and RF matching networks, and an output filter. Including a 3 dB pass-band insertion loss of the filter, the upconverter exhibits a maximum conversion gain of -6 dB with a port-to-port isolation better than 20 dB.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":325779,"journal":{"name":"IEEE 1995 Microwave and Millimeter-Wave. Monolithic Circuits Symposium. Digest of Papers","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122609691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Miniature GPS translator module","authors":"J. Smuk, P. Katzin, V. Aparin, M. Shifrin","doi":"10.1109/MCS.1995.470970","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MCS.1995.470970","url":null,"abstract":"A GaAs MMIC gain/frequency conversion chip set and its integration into a module which frequency translates the C/A-coded L1 GPS signals to the 2200-2290 MHz telemetry band for use in tracking artillery projectiles is demonstrated. The custom downconverter, upconverter and power amplifier MMICs which form the transmission chain as well as the 36 cm/sup 3/ module which provides over 125 dB of gain with 3 dB noise figure, survives firing shock of over 8,000 G and operates from 0/spl deg/C to 70/spl deg/C are detailed.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":325779,"journal":{"name":"IEEE 1995 Microwave and Millimeter-Wave. Monolithic Circuits Symposium. Digest of Papers","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115268932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Pusl, B. Agarwal, R. Pullela, L. Nguyen, M. Le, M. Rodwell, L. Larson, J. Jensen, R. Yu, M. Case
{"title":"Capacitive-division traveling-wave amplifier with 340 GHz gain/bandwidth product","authors":"J. Pusl, B. Agarwal, R. Pullela, L. Nguyen, M. Le, M. Rodwell, L. Larson, J. Jensen, R. Yu, M. Case","doi":"10.1109/MCS.1995.470964","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MCS.1995.470964","url":null,"abstract":"We report capacitive-division traveling-wave amplifiers having measured midband gains of 8 dB with a 1-98 GHz 3-dB-bandwidth, and 11 dB gain with a 1-96 GHz bandwidth. The capacitive-division topology raises the input Q of each cell, giving the amplifier increased bandwidth over conventional designs with the same active device technology; using 0.15-/spl mu/m gate length InGaAs/InAlAs HEMTs, bandwidths exceeding 150 GHz are feasible.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":325779,"journal":{"name":"IEEE 1995 Microwave and Millimeter-Wave. Monolithic Circuits Symposium. Digest of Papers","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115745165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"MMIC SSB frequency translators with image-rejection for satellite transponder applications","authors":"A. Baree, I. Robertson, J. Bharj","doi":"10.1109/MCS.1995.470953","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MCS.1995.470953","url":null,"abstract":"A highly integrated design for advanced monolithic single side-band frequency translators are presented in this paper. Two monolithic chips have been realised which exhibit between 18-45 dB of upper side-band rejection over C, X, and Ku-band. The chips are designed for small band-to-band frequency translations (such as uplink to downlink) in satellite communications transponders. Since the chips exhibit a wide-band response, image-rejection is also obtained for both chips.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":325779,"journal":{"name":"IEEE 1995 Microwave and Millimeter-Wave. Monolithic Circuits Symposium. Digest of Papers","volume":"147 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127836679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"K-band T/R-converter modules for the IRIDIUM satellite program","authors":"D. Corman, B.T. Agar, K. Buer, D.L. Cook","doi":"10.1109/MCS.1995.470973","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MCS.1995.470973","url":null,"abstract":"The paper describes two K-band multi-chip modules developed for the satellites on the IRIDIUM communication program. The modules employ a wide range of low noise and power 0.25 um PHEMT MMICs to provide all K-band transmit/receive functions aboard the spacecraft. The modules include over 500 active and passive components including LNAs, power amplifiers, mixers, frequency doublers, and associated support circuitry. Descriptions are provided of the MMIC and module development programs, module producibility features, and the associated MMIC reliability test program. Also described is a novel K-band interface method which eliminates RF alignment.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":325779,"journal":{"name":"IEEE 1995 Microwave and Millimeter-Wave. Monolithic Circuits Symposium. Digest of Papers","volume":"87 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122298827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Performance of a 6 to 18 GHz frequency translator utilizing GaAs MMIC 5-bit digital phase shifter","authors":"S. Mazumder, C.M. Isham","doi":"10.1109/MCS.1995.470972","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MCS.1995.470972","url":null,"abstract":"More than 22 dB of carrier and spurious suppression over 6 to 18 GHz has been achieved for a translator employing MMIC phase shifter. Trade-off of maximum allowed amplitude and phase errors versus number of bits are analyzed. For spurious levels <-29.8 dBc, the amplitude and phase errors must be </spl plusmn/0.83 dB and </spl plusmn/5.65 degrees respectively.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":325779,"journal":{"name":"IEEE 1995 Microwave and Millimeter-Wave. Monolithic Circuits Symposium. Digest of Papers","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127986655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Hubbard, K. MacGowan, C. Kau, D. Smith, S. Maas
{"title":"A family of low cost high performance HEMT MMICs for commercial DBS applications","authors":"K. Hubbard, K. MacGowan, C. Kau, D. Smith, S. Maas","doi":"10.1109/MCS.1995.470974","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MCS.1995.470974","url":null,"abstract":"A family of GaAs HEMT MMICs have been developed for use in Direct Broadcast Satellite TV (DBS) US, Japanese, and European markets. These designs are very compact, high performance, and self-biased. They are meant as building blocks for low noise block (LNB) downconverters. Described in this paper are the receiver chip, low noise amplifier, and self-biased single HEMT device (should a MIC LNA be preferred). The key design is the receiver chip with a nominal gain of 38 dB and NF of less than 3 dB for the US band. This paper presents a description of each design, a performance summary, as well as information describing their actual use in an LNB design.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":325779,"journal":{"name":"IEEE 1995 Microwave and Millimeter-Wave. Monolithic Circuits Symposium. Digest of Papers","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128382716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A distributed optical receiver preamplifier with unequal gate/drain impedances","authors":"I. Darwazeh, P. Moreira, A. Borjak, J. O'Reilly","doi":"10.1109/MCS.1995.470958","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MCS.1995.470958","url":null,"abstract":"A near dc to 16.4 GHz wide band distributed amplifier, constructed using a 20 GHz MMIC GaAs process and optimised to operate as an optical receiver front end preamplifier, has been designed, realised and tested at 10 Gbit/s. The design uses a 75 /spl Omega/ gate line impedance to maximise the overall transimpedance gain without introducing severe bandwidth restriction.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":325779,"journal":{"name":"IEEE 1995 Microwave and Millimeter-Wave. Monolithic Circuits Symposium. Digest of Papers","volume":"5 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120908260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis and design of multi-octave MMIC active baluns using a distributed amplifier gate line termination technique","authors":"A. Baree, I. Robertson","doi":"10.1109/MCS.1995.470954","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MCS.1995.470954","url":null,"abstract":"The analysis and design of a multi-octave MMIC active balun is described in this paper. The technique employed uses the gate-line 'termination' of a distributed amplifier topology as a non-inverting output. Closed-form expressions for the two output signals have been derived. The MMIC prototype has achieved balun operation over 0.5 to 20 GHz with a 10/spl deg/ maximum phase error.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":325779,"journal":{"name":"IEEE 1995 Microwave and Millimeter-Wave. Monolithic Circuits Symposium. Digest of Papers","volume":"23 4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133881805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}