MMIC-Based Components for MM-Wave Instrumentation

Author

Vassilev, Vessen ; Wadefalk, N. ; Kozhuharov, R. ; Abbasi, M. ; Gunnarsson, S.E. ; Zirath, H. ; Pellikka, T. ; Emrich, A. ; Pantaleev, M. ; Kallfass, I. ; Leuther, A.

Author_Institution

Microwave Electron. Lab., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Göteborg, Sweden

Volume

20

Issue

10

fYear

2010

Firstpage

578

Lastpage

580

Abstract

In this letter, we present results of fully integrated 90-130 GHz receiver based on 100 nm mHEMT technology. The receiver contains a low noise amplifier (LNA), mixer and LO multiplier chain integrated into a single monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC). The circuit is packaged into a waveguide block, characterized and compared to on-wafer measurements. Waveguide to microstrip transitions are used to interface the MMIC to the waveguide. A breakout LNA circuit is also packaged, and its performance is compared to the receiver. The LNA noise was characterized on a wafer and after packaging. The packaged module is measured at both room and cryogenic temperatures, NF of 3.7 dB is measured at 300 K and 0.9 dB at 20 K.

Keywords

HEMT integrated circuits; MMIC; cryogenic electronics; field effect MIMIC; integrated circuit packaging; low noise amplifiers; millimetre wave amplifiers; millimetre wave receivers; LO multiplier chain; MM-wave instrumentation; MMIC-based components; breakout LNA circuit; cryogenic temperatures; frequency 90 GHz to 130 GHz; full integrated receiver; low noise amplifier; mHEMT technology; microstrip transitions; mixer; noise figure 0.9 dB; noise figure 3.7 dB; on-wafer measurements; single monolithic microwave integrated circuit; size 100 nm; temperature 20 K; temperature 293 K to 298 K; temperature 300 K; waveguide block; waveguide transitions; Gain; MMICs; Mixers; Noise; Noise measurement; Receivers; Temperature measurement; 118 GHz; Frequency multiplier; mHEMT; millimeter wave circuits; millimeter wave receivers; monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1531-1309

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LMWC.2010.2065797

Filename

5565367