Title :
A compact broadband, six-bit MMIC phasor with integrated digital drivers
Author :
Moye, C. ; Sakamoto, G. ; Brand, M.
Author_Institution :
Hughes Aircraft Co., El Segundo, CA, USA
Abstract :
Digital and microwave technologies have been successfully combined on a single chip to realize a broadband, 6-b monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) phase shifter. It exhibits low insertion loss, a good voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR), and exceptional phase performance with less than 3 degrees RMS phase error for all 64 phase states over the entire 7.2-10.2-GHz band. Compared to previous designs, the number of required control lines has been reduced by a factor of two to the integration of the digital driver circuitry.<>
Keywords :
MMIC; driver circuits; phase shifters; 7.2 to 10.2 GHz; SHF; VSWR; broadband; integrated digital drivers; low insertion loss; monolithic microwave integrated circuit; phase shifter; six-bit MMIC phasor; voltage standing wave ratio; Digital integrated circuits; Insertion loss; Integrated circuit technology; MMICs; Microwave integrated circuits; Microwave technology; Monolithic integrated circuits; Performance loss; Phase shifters; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1990., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1990.99618
