High Performance LTCC technology Single-FET passive mixers

Author

Al-Taei, S. ; Passiopoulos, George

Author_Institution

Univ. Coll. London, UK

Volume

3

fYear

2003

fDate

7-9 Oct. 2003

Firstpage

1425

Abstract

This paper investigates the conversion and linearity properties of Single FET resistive Mixers versus bias using an LTCC technology implementation, as aimed for High Linearity, Low Conversion Loss applications in the 1-2 GHz range. Owing to a utilisation of a key circuit technique and the balanced combination of integral LTCC passives and discrete SMD components, IIP3s in the 35 dBm region are measured while retaining very low Conversion Loss and miniature size. As such the reported LTCC FET mixers present state of the art IIP3/CL ratio in the 1-2 GHz range at an attractive size/cost package.

Keywords

ceramic packaging; field effect integrated circuits; field effect transistors; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit modelling; integrated circuit packaging; mixers (circuits); resistors; semiconductor device models; 1 to 2 GHz; LTCC technology; discrete SMD components; integral LTCC passives; low conversion loss; miniature size; packaging; single FET resistive Mixers; Ceramics; Costs; Diodes; FETs; Gallium arsenide; Impedance matching; Integrated circuit technology; Linearity; Packaging; Radiofrequency integrated circuits;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Conference, 2003. 33rd European

Print_ISBN

1-58053-834-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EUMC.2003.1262927

Filename

1262927