Author/Authors :
R.، Anderson, نويسنده , , R.A.، La Rue, نويسنده , , Ngo، Thien Phuoc نويسنده , , Chan، Elim نويسنده , , J.D.، Levine, نويسنده , , N.، Kinayman, نويسنده , , D.، Hoag, نويسنده , , J.، Goodrich, نويسنده , , T.، Buber, نويسنده , , A.، Khalil, نويسنده , , T.، Boles, نويسنده , , J.-P.، Lanteri, نويسنده ,
Abstract :
A novel GaAs 16 * 16 cross-point switch monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) is presented. The switch MMIC incorporates 256 GaAs microwave thyristor devices as switching elements. The thyristors are twoterminal devices with anodes connected to a common horizontal electrode and cathodes connected to a common vertical electrode. Bistable operation of the thyristors permits x-y addressing at the edge of the chip to turn on and off each thyristor. Applications include low-cost low-power high-bandwidth switching of signals for broadband services. A detailed description of the thyristor device, MMIC structure and design, and simulation and experimental results are presented. Multilayer laminate ball-grid-array package design for the switch matrix will also be explained in detail.
Keywords :
rectangular waveguide (RWG) , waveguide transition , Laminated waveguide , low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) , millimeter wave
