Title :
Integrated eight element Ku band transmit/receive beamformer chipset for low-cost commercial phased array antennas
Author :
Heo, Deukhyoun ; Warnick, Karl F.
Author_Institution :
Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA, USA
Abstract :
An integrated eight element SiGe Ku band phased array and smart antenna beamformer chipset design is described. The beamformer chips include independent digital phase shifters and variable gain amplifiers in each of eight signal paths. The receive chip includes a low noise amplifier at each RF input, and the transmit chip includes a power amplifier at each RF output. Simulated performance meets design targets for the intended application to low-cost commercial phased array antennas for bidirectional satellite video and data ground terminals.
Keywords :
Ge-Si alloys; MMIC; adaptive antenna arrays; antenna phased arrays; low noise amplifiers; phase shifters; receiving antennas; satellite antennas; transmitting antennas; Ku band; MMIC; SiGe; bidirectional satellite video; data ground terminals; digital phase shifters; low noise amplifiers; phased array antennas; smart antenna beamformer; transmit-receive beamformer chipset; variable gain amplifiers; Arrays; Gain; Inductors; PIN photodiodes; Phase shifters; Radio frequency; Receivers;
Conference_Titel :
Phased Array Systems and Technology (ARRAY), 2010 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Waltham, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5127-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5128-9
DOI :
10.1109/ARRAY.2010.5613295
