MPM technology developments: an industry perspective

Author

Christensen, J.A. ; Grant, T.J. ; Lally, P.M. ; Puri, P. ; Dohler, G. ; Ludvik, S.

Author_Institution

Hughes Aircraft Co., Fullerton, CA, USA

fYear

1993

Firstpage

115

Abstract

The technologies and design approaches being used in the development of the microwave power module (MPM) are described. The tradeoffs for optimizing the overall MPM subsystem performance and the designs and development status of each of the MPM component building blocks are presented. These include the monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) driver amplifier, the vacuum power booster, and the electronic power conditioner. The goals for the MPM program are shown together with a composite of demonstrated performance that has been achieved to date.<>

Keywords

MMIC; microwave amplifiers; modules; power amplifiers; travelling-wave-tubes; MPM technology; component building blocks; driver amplifier; electronic power conditioner; microwave power module; monolithic microwave integrated circuit; subsystem performance; vacuum power booster; Design optimization; Driver circuits; Integrated circuit technology; MMICs; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave integrated circuits; Microwave technology; Monolithic integrated circuits; Multichip modules; Power amplifiers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 1993., IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1209-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.1993.276930

Filename

276930