• DocumentCode
    919959
  • Title

    Ku-band subsampling track-and-hold amplifier with 8 ENOB resolution

  • Author

    Morton, S.L. ; Cosand, A.E. ; Hitko, D.A. ; Baringer, C. ; Luh, L. ; Lin, C.-M. ; Jensen, J.F. ; Li, C.-M. ; Crampton, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Hughes Res. Labs., Malibu, CA, USA
  • Volume
    42
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    4/13/2006 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    459
  • Lastpage
    460
  • Abstract
    A wideband subsampling track-and-hold amplifier has been designed for input frequencies up to Ku-band and clock rates up to 2.5 GS/s. Circuits were fabricated in 1 μm InP SHBT technology. Spur-free dynamic range measured with two-tone input frequencies of 12.6 and 12.602 GHz and a 2.5 GS/s clock rate ranges from 53-69 dB at an input level of -1 dBFS for each tone. Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) test results show that the master/slave (M/S) track-and-hold design provides 59 dB of SNR in a 1 GHz bandwidth at input frequencies up to at least 2.6 GHz. A single track-and-hold dissipates 1.5 W while the M/S configuration dissipates 2.5 W.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; heterojunction bipolar transistors; indium compounds; microwave amplifiers; sample and hold circuits; wideband amplifiers; 1 GHz; 1 micron; 1.5 W; 12.6 GHz; 12.602 GHz; 2.5 W; InP; Ku-band subsampling track-and-hold amplifier; SHBT technology; spur-free dynamic range; wideband amplifier;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20060150
  • Filename
    1624746