Title :
MMIC pioneers: A historical review of MMIC development at Raytheon
Author :
Kolias, Nicholas J.
Author_Institution :
Raytheon Co., Andover, MA, USA
Abstract :
The latter part of the 20th century saw the birth and rapid development of monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) technology which dramatically changed the microwave industry. Raytheon Company was at the forefront of this development. This presentation gives a historical review of the pioneering MMIC technology work done at Raytheon.
Keywords :
MMIC; history; historical review; monolithic microwave integrated circuit development; Gallium arsenide; Integrated circuit technology; Low-noise amplifiers; MESFETs; MMICs; Microwave FETs; Phase noise; Phase shifters; Switches; Technological innovation; MMICs; microwave integrated circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2009. MTT '09. IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2803-8
Electronic_ISBN :
0149-645X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2009.5165969
