Title :
The pioneering of the MERA program
Abstract :
A review of the contributions of the Air Forces MERA (Molecular Electronics for Radar Applications) program, performed by Texas Instruments. Under this program the first solid state 9 GHz phased array module was developed, 604 of these modules were manufactured to produce an operating phased array radar. Also, as a part of this program the first silicon and the first gallium arsenide monolithic microwave circuits were developed.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; microwave circuits; molecular electronics; phased array radar; Air Forces MERA; GaAs; MERA program; Texas Instruments; gallium arsenide; molecular electronics; monolithic microwave circuits; phased array module; phased array radar; radar applications; Gallium arsenide; Instruments; Microwave circuits; Microwave devices; Molecular electronics; Phased arrays; Radar applications; Silicon; Solid state circuits; Varactors; Microstrip Circuits; Microwave Circuits; Phased Array Radar;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2008 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1780-3
Electronic_ISBN :
0149-645X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2008.4632933
