Title :
10 GHz frequency-convertor silicon bipolar MMIC
Author :
Kipnis, I. ; Khanna, A.P.S.
Author_Institution :
Avantek, Inc., Santa Clara, USA
Abstract :
A microwave self-oscillating mixer (SOM) functioning ax a frequency convenor with conversion gains up to 17dB at 5 GHz is reported. The SOM consists of an fr=10 GHz silicon bipolar monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) and a dielectric resonator (DR). It down-converts signals up to 9 GHz with conversion gain. The highest measured frequency of oscillation for a microstrip packaged device was 10.7 GHz.
Keywords :
bipolar integrated circuits; elemental semiconductors; frequency convertors; microwave integrated circuits; mixers (circuits); silicon; 17 dB; 5 to 10.7 GHz; Si; bipolar MMIC; dielectric resonator; frequency-convertor; microstrip packaged device; microwave self-oscillating mixer; monolithic microwave integrated circuit; signal downconversion;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19860870
