Low-Cost Ka-Band Transmitter for VSAT Applications

Author

Gauthier, Gildas ; Bertinet, Jean-Pierre ; Schroth, Joerg

Author_Institution

Thales Airborne Syst., Elancourt

fYear

2006

fDate

11-16 June 2006

Firstpage

1398

Lastpage

1401

Abstract

This paper describes a low-cost Ka-band 1W power transmitter module developed for VSAT applications within the FP5 European Project GALACTIC using innovative LTCC packaging technologies optimized for high power and millimeter-wave frequencies. An MMIC chipset has been designed with highly integrated multifunctions, allowing the reduction of the GaAs area inside the module. The design of low-cost VCO, RF and DC functions is described. Significant advantages of this approach have been demonstrated, in terms of cost and ease of mass manufacture

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; MMIC; ceramic packaging; gallium arsenide; satellite ground stations; transmitters; voltage-controlled oscillators; GaAs; Ka-band transmitter; LTCC packaging technologies; MMIC chipset; VSAT applications; power transmitter module; voltage controlled oscillator; Ceramics; Costs; Local oscillators; MMICs; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave integrated circuits; Millimeter wave technology; Packaging; Radio frequency; Transmitters; MMICs; Millimeter wave communication; ceramics; packaging; transmitters;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 2006. IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9541-7

Electronic_ISBN

0149-645X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2006.249530

Filename

4015189