Title :
Full-waveguide band, 90 to 140 GHz, MMIC amplifier module
Author :
Weinreb, S. ; Chao, P.C. ; Copp, W.
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Univ., Amherst, MA, USA
Abstract :
A six-stage, indium phosphide, monolithic integrated circuit amplifier has been fabricated and tested in a WR-8 waveguide mount. The amplifier has a gain of 15+/-3 dB in the frequency range of 90 to 140 GHz and a noise figure of 7.0 dB at 110 GHz.
Keywords :
HEMT integrated circuits; III-V semiconductors; field effect MIMIC; indium compounds; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit noise; millimetre wave amplifiers; 12 to 18 dB; 7.0 dB; 90 to 140 GHz; HEMTs; III-V semiconductors; InP; MMIC amplifier module; WR-8 waveguide mount; full-waveguide band mount; low-noise amplifiers; mm-wave amplifiers; Circuit testing; Frequency measurement; Gain measurement; HEMTs; Indium phosphide; MMICs; MODFETs; Noise measurement; Transconductance; Waveguide transitions;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1997., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3814-6
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1997.596560
