Title :
Ka-band MMIC-based transceiver for battlefield combat identification system
Author :
Nesbit, G. ; Dere, T. ; English, D. ; Purdy, V. ; Parrish, B.
Author_Institution :
Space & Electron. Group, TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes how the MMIC technology is utilized to meet the US Army´s need for near term solution in minimizing fratricide in the future engagement. One of the key assembly in the Battlefield Combat Identification System (BCIS) equipment set is the Ka-band MMIC transceiver unit. The MMIC transceiver is used to transmit and receive spread spectrum signal at 38 GHz. The design, integration and test of 13 GaAs MMIC chips in a single hermetically sealed housing (2.5/spl times/2.3/spl times/0.4 inches) is presented.<>
Keywords :
MIMIC; MMIC mixers; identification; microwave links; military communication; military equipment; modules; spread spectrum communication; transceivers; 38 GHz; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/; EHF; GaAs; Ka-band; MM-wave operation; MMIC technology; MMIC-based transceiver; US Army; battlefield combat identification system; hermetically sealed housing; spread spectrum signal; Assembly; Frequency conversion; Millimeter wave technology; Space technology; Spread spectrum communication; Storms; Switches; Testing; Transceivers; Transponders;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Monolithic Circuits Symposium, 1995. Digest of Papers., IEEE 1995
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2590-7
DOI :
10.1109/MCS.1995.470992
