Title :
Low noise and power MMICs
Author :
Long, A.P. ; Edwards, G.D. ; Suffolk, J.R. ; Phillips, W.A. ; Wadsworth, S.D.
Author_Institution :
Marconi Mater. Technol., Towcester, UK
fDate :
11/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Communication and defence systems are making increasing demands on microwave and millimetre wave amplifiers in terms of performance and cost. The monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) now plays a central role in such systems. This paper describes the design and measured performance of a range of microwave and millimetre wave MMIC amplifiers. Both low noise and power amplifiers have been realised using a pseudomorphic HEMT process
Keywords :
HEMT integrated circuits; MMIC amplifiers; MMIC power amplifiers; field effect MIMIC; field effect MMIC; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit measurement; integrated circuit noise; millimetre wave amplifiers; millimetre wave power amplifiers; 5 to 42 GHz; Ka-band LNA; X-band low noise amplifiers; design; low noise MMIC amplifiers; measured performance; microwave MMIC amplifiers; millimetre wave MMIC amplifiers; monolithic microwave integrated circuit; power amplifiers; pseudomorphic HEMT process; Costs; Integrated circuit measurements; Integrated circuit noise; Low-noise amplifiers; MMICs; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave communication; Microwave integrated circuits; Microwave measurements; Monolithic integrated circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 1999 Asia Pacific
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5761-2
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.1999.829785
