Title :
MMIC development for millimeter-wave space application
Author :
Takagi, Tadashi ; Yamauchi, Kazuhisa ; Itoh, Yasushi ; Urasaki, Shuji ; Komaru, Makio ; Mitsui, Yasuo ; Nakaguro, Hiromasa ; Kazekami, Yutaka
Author_Institution :
Inf. Technol. Res. & Dev. Center, Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
11/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The latest millimeter-wave monolithic-microwave integrated-circuit (MMIC) developments and technologies at the Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Kanagawa, Japan, concerning high power amplifiers, low-noise amplifiers and phase shifters have been summarized. It has been shown that high-efficiency, low-noise, and low-loss performance for millimeter-wave space applications can be achieved by employing pseudomorphic high electron-mobility transistor (p-HEMT) MMIC technology. The investigation for gamma-ray irradiation hardness has cleared that millimeter wave p-HEMT MMICs have over a 100 years of life against gamma-ray irradiation in the space environment
Keywords :
HEMT integrated circuits; MMIC amplifiers; MMIC phase shifters; MMIC power amplifiers; field effect MIMIC; gamma-ray effects; space vehicle electronics; PHEMT MMIC technology; gamma-ray irradiation hardness; high-power amplifier; low-noise amplifier; millimeter-wave MMIC; phase shifter; space environment; High power amplifiers; Indium gallium arsenide; Low-noise amplifiers; MMICs; Millimeter wave technology; Millimeter wave transistors; Optical transmitters; PHEMTs; Phase shifters; Space technology;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
