Miniaturized millimeter-wave masterslice 3-D MMIC amplifier and mixer

Author

Nishikawa, Kenjiro ; Kamogawa, Kenji ; Inoue, Koh ; Onodera, Kiyomitsu ; Tokumitsu, Tsuneo ; Tanaka, Masayoshi ; Toyoda, Ichihiko ; Hirano, Makoto

Author_Institution

NTT Network Innovation Lab., Kanagawa, Japan

Volume

47

Issue

9

fYear

1999

fDate

9/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1856

Lastpage

1862

Abstract

Masterslice three-dimensional MMIC (3-D MMIC) technology has (even in the millimeter-wave region) the advantages of high integration levels, simple design procedures, short turnaround time, and low fabrication cost. This paper clarifies the advantages of the thin-film microstrip line by drawing comparisons to the characteristics of other transmission lines. The simple design procedures of the masterslice 3-D MMIC are elucidated by referring to fabricated MMICs. A V-band amplifier and an image rejection mixer fabricated by using the same master array are demonstrated. The V-band amplifier offers an 8-dB gain and a 5.3-dB noise figure in the area of just 0.27 mm². The image rejection mixer achieves a conversion gain of ~10 db and an image rejection ratio of 20 db. The performance of the millimeter-wave 3-D MMIC´s is competitive with those of the conventional planar-formed MMIC´s

Keywords

MESFET integrated circuits; MMIC amplifiers; MMIC mixers; cellular arrays; field effect MIMIC; integrated circuit design; millimetre wave amplifiers; millimetre wave mixers; -10 dB; 20 to 62.5 GHz; 5.3 dB; 8 dB; V-band amplifier; conversion gain; design procedure; fabrication cost; high integration level; image rejection mixer; image rejection ratio; master array; millimeter-wave masterslice 3-D MMIC amplifier; millimeter-wave masterslice 3-D MMIC mixer; mm-wave MESFET amplifier; thin-film microstrip line; turnaround time; Costs; Fabrication; Gain; Image converters; MMICs; Microstrip; Millimeter wave technology; Noise figure; Transistors; Transmission lines;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.788523

Filename

788523