Title :
MMIC development for millimeter wave space application
Author :
Takagi, T. ; Yamauchi, K. ; Itoh, Y. ; Komaru, M. ; Mitsui, Y. ; Nakaguro, H. ; Kazekami, Y.
Author_Institution :
Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
Our latest millimeter-wave MMIC developments and technologies concerning with high power amplifiers, low noise amplifiers and phase shifters have been summarized. It has been shown that high efficiency and low noise performance for millimeter wave space applications can be achieved by employing p-HEMT MMIC technology. From the investigation for gamma-ray irradiation hardness, it has been cleared that millimeter wave p-HEMT MMICs have over a hundred-year of live 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; radiation hardening (electronics); space vehicle electronics; gamma-ray irradiation hardness; high power amplifier; low noise amplifier; millimeter-wave p-HEMT MMIC; phase shifter; space environment; High power amplifiers; Low-noise amplifiers; MMICs; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave technology; Noise figure; Optical amplifiers; Packaging; Power amplifiers; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2000 Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6435-X
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2000.925919
