Title :
A new LNA wide band structure for MMIC applications
Author :
Mallet-Guy, Benôit ; Duême, Philippe ; Mancuso, Yves ; Chaubet, Michel ; Lapierre, Luc
Author_Institution :
Thales Syst. Aeroportes, Elancourt, France
Abstract :
This paper presents a new topology for wide band MMIC LNA. The proposed new architecture is based on a modification of the commonly used cascode cell. A 2-18 GHz MMIC LNA was designed and manufactured with the commercial PH15 UMS process. To our knowledge, the results obtained represent the new sate of art performance: the packaged die exhibits a 2.1 dB noise figure associated to a 25 dB gain and 26 dBm OIP3 level over the full 2-18 GHz range.
Keywords :
MMIC amplifiers; low noise amplifiers; network topology; MMIC application; PH15 UMS process; cascode cell; frequency 2 GHz to 18 GHz; gain 25 dB; low-noise amplifier; noise figure 2.1 dB; packaged die; topology; wide band MMIC LNA; Gain; Gallium arsenide; Impedance; Logic gates; MMICs; Noise; Noise figure;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference (EuMC), 2010 European
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7232-1
