Title :
Technology related design of monolithic millimeter-wave Schottky diode mixers
Author :
Dieudonne, Jean-Marie ; Adelseck, Bernd ; Schmegner, Karl-Ernst ; Rittmeyer, Rainer ; Colquhoun, Alexander
Author_Institution :
Elefunken Systemtechnik, Ulm, Germany
fDate :
7/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The development of monolithic millimeter-wave Schottky diode mixers based on technological parameters is described. The complete equivalent circuit of the monolithic Schottky diode is calculated taking into account the semiconductor layer structure and the device geometry. This model has been used in a harmonic balanced software for designing monolithic single balanced mixers. In V-band a minimum DSB noise figure of 3.3 dB and a minimum conversion loss of 6 dB have been achieved. In W-band a minimum DSB noise figure of 4 dB and a minimum conversion loss of 7 dB have been obtained
Keywords :
MMIC; Schottky-barrier diodes; circuit CAD; equivalent circuits; mixers (circuits); nonlinear network analysis; nonlinear network synthesis; solid-state microwave devices; 3.3 dB; 4 dB; 6 dB; 7 dB; DSB noise figure; EHF; MIMIC; MM-wave IC; Schottky diode mixers; V-band; W-band; device geometry; equivalent circuit; harmonic balanced software; millimeter-wave; minimum conversion loss; monolithic single balanced mixers; semiconductor layer structure; technological parameters; technology related design; Equivalent circuits; Fingers; Gallium arsenide; MESFETs; Millimeter wave circuits; Millimeter wave technology; Monolithic integrated circuits; Paper technology; Parasitic capacitance; Schottky diodes;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
