DocumentCode
2066549
Title
Low-Noise, Low DC Power Linear FET
Author
Ikäläinen, Pertti K. ; Witkowski, Larry C. ; Kao, Yung-Chung
Author_Institution
Texas Instruments, Inc., Central Research laboratories, Dallas, Texas.
Volume
1
fYear
1992
fDate
5-9 Sept. 1992
Firstpage
570
Lastpage
575
Abstract
A two-tone third-order output intercept point (OIP3) of 45 dBm has been achieved at 10 GHz with a 280-¿m GaAs MBE FET using only 248 mW of DC bias giving an OIP3/Pdc ratio of 128. Noise figure at that bias and tuning was 3.23 dB. Minimum noise figure of the same device was 1.43 dB.
Keywords
Dynamic range; Energy consumption; FETs; Gallium arsenide; Linearity; Molecular beam epitaxial growth; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Transconductance; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Conference, 1992. 22nd European
Conference_Location
Helsinki, Finland
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EUMA.1992.335766
Filename
4135510
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