Title :
A GaAs MMIC chip set for 2 to 5 GHz fixed wireless services delivery
Author :
Brown, D.A. ; Birkbeck, J.D. ; Pennington, D.C. ; Green, C.R.
Author_Institution :
Nortel Networks
Abstract :
The emergence of volume markets for fixed wireless delivery of telephony and data in the 2 to 5 GHz band drive the design of low cost integrated radio transceivers. The design of three GaAs MMICs for the implementation of a 3.5 GHz radio front-end is described, which together with catalogue available silicon integrated circuits forms the radio part of a residential transceiver for fixed wireless service delivery. The three low cost plastic packaged GaAs chips constitute a receive down-converter, transmit up-converter and +31.6 dBm power amplifier. The application of this GaAs chip set to broadband (data) wireless access is also considered
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; MESFET integrated circuits; MMIC frequency convertors; MMIC power amplifiers; data communication equipment; field effect MMIC; gallium arsenide; radio access networks; transceivers; 2 to 5 GHz; 31.6 dB; GaAs; GaAs MMIC chip set; MESFET technology; broadband wireless access; data communication; fixed wireless services delivery; low cost integrated radio transceivers; low cost plastic packaged chips; power amplifier; radio front-end; receive down-converter; residential transceiver; telephony; transmit up-converter; wireless local loop; Attenuators; Bandwidth; Costs; Gallium arsenide; Internet telephony; Low-noise amplifiers; MMICs; Radio frequency; Radio transceivers; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, 1999. WCNC. 1999 IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5668-3
DOI :
10.1109/WCNC.1999.796741
