DocumentCode :
1005982
Title :
A 1.5–9.6 GHz Monolithic Active Quasi-Circulator in 0.18 
CMOS Technology
Author :
Shin, Shih-Chieh ; Huang, Jhih-Yu ; Lin, Kun-You ; Wang, Huei
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Grad. Inst. of Commun. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei
Volume :
18
Issue :
12
fYear :
2008
Firstpage :
797
Lastpage :
799
Abstract :
An active quasi-circulator MMIC was designed and fabricated in a standard 0.18-mum CMOS technology. The quasi-circulator combines common-source, common-gate, and common-drain configurations to improve the isolation between ports, and has an insertion loss less than 6 dB and an isolation better than 18 dB over 1.5-9.6 GHz.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; MMIC; microwave circulators; CMOS technology; active quasicirculator MMIC; common-drain configuration; common-gate configuration; common-source configuration; frequency 1.5 GHz to 9.6 GHz; insertion loss; monolithic active quasicirculator; size 0.18 micron; Bandwidth; CMOS technology; Circuit topology; Clocks; Gallium arsenide; Insertion loss; Isolation technology; MMICs; MOSFETs; Microwave transistors; Active circulator; CMOS; microwave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC); quasi-circulator;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1531-1309
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/LMWC.2008.2007703
Filename :
4686758
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