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2010-11-02
Highly Integrated Miniature-Sized Single Sideband Subharmonic Ka-Band Up-Converter
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 18, 145-154, 2010
Abstract
A highly integrated up-converter MMIC is presented for low cost and high performance Ka-band transmitter module application. The multiple functions of the up-converter, such as local oscillator (LO) amplifier, single sideband subharmonic mixer, LO bandstop filter, and three-stage RF amplifier, are integrated into a single chip. A proper circuit topology for the complete integrated circuit is selected to achieve the miniature chip size. The combination of lumped and microstrip lines are used to realize the compact sub-circuits. The layout of the circuit is optimized using electromagnetic (EM) simulations. The chip is fabricated in WIN 0.15 μm PHEMT technology on 4-mil GaAs substrate with a layout area of only 2.8 mm×0.8 mm (2.24 mm2). Measured conversion gain is 12±1 dB over 28-37 GHz for the LO pumping power of 0 dBm. The sideband and 2×LO suppressions are above 20 dBc. The 1 dB gain compression output power (P-1dB) is 12 dBm. LO to RF isolation is about 35 dB.
Citation
Pramod K. Singh, Sarbani Basu, Wei-Chih Chien, and Yeong-Her Wang, "Highly Integrated Miniature-Sized Single Sideband Subharmonic Ka-Band Up-Converter," Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 18, 145-154, 2010.
doi:10.2528/PIERL10091308
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