DocumentCode
2539367
Title
Microwave mixers based on a novel zero bias diode
Author
Poppé, Marino ; Kleén, Dennis ; Janson, Håkan ; Zirath, Herbert ; Ådahl, Andreas
Author_Institution
Saab Ericsson Space AB, Goteborg, Sweden
fYear
2004
fDate
24-27 Oct. 2004
Firstpage
264
Lastpage
267
Abstract
A Ku-band mixer based on a zero bias diode (ZBD) and its application is described. The diode can easily be implemented in an MMIC technology if enhancement FET or HEMT devices are available in the MMIC-process. It was experimentally verified that a star mixer realized with zero bias diodes instead of ordinary gate-Schottky diodes requires less LO-power and result in lower conversion loss. The specific application described is intended for space use and the reliability of the mixer is expected to be improved due to a smaller gate current.
Keywords
microwave mixers; semiconductor diodes; HEMT devices; Ku-band mixer; MMIC technology; conversion loss; enhancement FET; gate current; microwave mixers; mixer reliability; star mixer; zero bias diode; Doping; FETs; Frequency conversion; HEMTs; MMICs; Mixers; Satellites; Schottky diodes; Space technology; Threshold voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Symposium, 2004. IEEE
ISSN
1550-8781
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8616-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CSICS.2004.1392558
Filename
1392558
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