Title :
Linearity of a Ka band SiGe receiver
Author :
Milner, Leigh E. ; Hall, Leonard T. ; Parker, Michael E. ; McCulloch, MacCrae G. ; Mahon, Simon J.
Author_Institution :
Defence Sci. & Technol. Organ., Edinburgh, SA, Australia
Abstract :
A 30 to 40 GHz receiver fabricated in SiGe is presented. The receiver contains an LO-tripler-amplifier, balanced mixer and LNA. Measured data is presented for the complete receiver and for the LO tripler-amplifier subcircuit. Comparisons are made with simulation. The receiver has measured mid-band conversion gain of 18 dB, IIP3 of -10 dBm and IIP5 of -14 dBm.
Keywords :
Ge-Si alloys; differential amplifiers; low noise amplifiers; microwave mixers; microwave receivers; millimetre wave mixers; millimetre wave receivers; semiconductor materials; Ka band SiGe receiver linearity; LNA; LO tripier amplifier subcircuit; SiGe; balanced mixer; frequency 30 GHz to 40 GHz; gain 18 dB; low noise amplifier; receiver fabrication; Fabrication; Floors; Lips; Mixers; Noise; Silicon germanium; GaAs; Ka; Linearity; Receiver; SiGe;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium (AMS), 2014 1st Australian
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
DOI :
10.1109/AUSMS.2014.7017354
