A monolithic six-port module

Author

Solomon, Moise N. ; Weitzman, Peter S. ; McClay, C. Phillip ; Cronson, Harry M.

Author_Institution

The MITRE Corp., Bedford, MA, USA

Volume

2

Issue

8

fYear

1992

Firstpage

334

Lastpage

336

Abstract

The design and test of the first fully monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) implementation of a complete six-port module is described. The monolithic six-port module (MSPM) includes a six-port junction, matched FET diode detectors, high-dynamic range logarithmic amplifiers, and tunable Gunn-effect oscillators. The GaAs chip is 3*3 mm and the circuits operate from 7 to 9 GHz. In a reflectometer configuration, the MSPM demonstrates good agreement with US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) measurements on the same components. This MSPM can be used as a primary building block for a new generation of low-cost, very small, and highly reliable ICs for built-in-test applications.<>

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; MMIC; field effect integrated circuits; integrated circuit testing; network analysers; test equipment; 7 to 9 GHz; ANA; GaAs; MMIC; SHF; automatic network analysers; built-in-test applications; high-dynamic range; logarithmic amplifiers; matched FET diode detectors; monolithic microwave integrated circuit; reflectometer configuration; six-port junction; six-port module; tunable Gunn-effect oscillators; Circuit testing; Envelope detectors; Integrated circuit testing; MMICs; Microwave FET integrated circuits; Microwave FETs; Microwave integrated circuits; Monolithic integrated circuits; NIST; Tunable circuits and devices;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8207

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/75.153605

Filename

153605