Title :
Three dimensional power amplifier and special elements design
Author :
Darwish, A. ; Ezzeddine, A. ; Huang, H.C. ; Mah, M.
Author_Institution :
AMCOM Commun. Inc., Clarksburg, MD, USA
Abstract :
We report a 3D GaAs X-band PA MMIC delivering over two watts with excellent gain. Additionally, excellent performance is obtained from a very compact ultra-long delay line, and a multi-layer inductor. Transmission line losses are measured. This technology is attractive for Si also.
Keywords :
Delay lines; Gallium arsenide; III-V semiconductors; Inductors; Integrated circuit design; Losses; MMIC power amplifiers; GaAs; MMIC; X-band; multi-layer inductor; three dimensional power amplifier; transmission line losses; ultra-long delay line; Delay lines; Distributed parameter circuits; Gallium arsenide; MMICs; Microstrip; Microwave devices; Power amplifiers; Power transmission lines; Propagation losses; Transmission line theory;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest. 2000 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5687-X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2000.862355
