A low cost SMT integrated frequency doubler and power amplifier for 30GHz DBS uplink applications

Author

Bhatnagar, Monica ; Morkner, Henrik

Author_Institution

Agilent Technol., Inc., San Jose, CA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

2005

fDate

4-6 Oct. 2005

Abstract

A SMT (surface mount technology) MMIC (monolithic microwave integrated circuit) frequency multiplier (×2) and power amplifier has been designed for DBS (direct broadcast satellite) and other commercial applications. Using PHEMT technology this MMIC takes a 15GHz input signal and passes it through a harmonic frequency doubler and then through three stages of power amplification at 30GHz. This MMIC provides an output power of 21dBm, fundamental suppression of 45dBc and is stable across all voltages and temperatures. This single MMIC SMT solution frequency multiplier and power amplifier is unique compared to any known or published data.

Keywords

HEMT integrated circuits; MMIC power amplifiers; direct broadcasting by satellite; frequency multipliers; power amplifiers; surface mount technology; 15 GHz; 30 GHz; MMIC; PHEMT technology; SMT; direct broadcast satellite; frequency multiplier; harmonic frequency doubler; integrated frequency doubler; monolithic microwave integrated circuit; power amplifier; surface mount technology; Application specific integrated circuits; Costs; Frequency; MMICs; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave integrated circuits; Monolithic integrated circuits; Power amplifiers; Satellite broadcasting; Surface-mount technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Conference, 2005 European

Print_ISBN

2-9600551-2-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EUMC.2005.1610237

Filename

1610237