Wideband HEMT balanced amplifier

The high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) has demonstrated great potential for high-gain and low-noise applications, achieving a noise figure and current gain cutoff frequency fT superior to that of the GaAs MESFET. The letter presents the practical use of an HEMT in a hybrid wideband balanced amplifier covering 8.5 to 16 GHz producing 9.7 ± 0.5 dB gain and 2.6 dB midband noise figure. The performance is also compared to a GaAs MESFET stage.     

A C-band high-dynamic range GaN HEMT low-noise amplifier

A C-band low-noise amplifier (LNA) is designed and fabricated using GAN HEMT power devices. The one-stage amplifier has a measured noise figure of 1.6 dB at 6 GHz, with an associated gain of 10.9 dB and IIP3 of 13 dBm. it also exhibits broadband operation from 4-8 GHz with noise figure less than 1.9 dB. The circuit can endure up to 31 dBm power from the input port. Compared to circuits based on other material and technology, the circuit shows comparable noise figure with improved dynamic range and survivability.     

Low-power W-band CPWG InAs/AlSb HEMT low-noise amplifier

We present the development of a low-power W-band low-noise amplifier (LNA) designed in a 200-nm InAs/AlSb high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) technology fabricated on a 50-/spl mu/m GaAs substrate. A single-stage coplanar waveguide with ground (CPWG) LNA is described. The LNA exhibits a noise figure of 2.5 dB and an associated gain of 5.6 dB at 90 GHz while consuming 2.0 mW of total dc power. This is, to the best of our knowledge, the lowest reported noise figure for an InAs/AlSb HEMT LNA at 90 GHz. Biased for maximum gain, the single-stage amplifier presents 6.7-dB gain and an output 1-dB gain compression point (P1dB) of -6.7dBm at 90 GHz. The amplifier provides broad-band gain, greater than 5dB over the entire W-band.     

基于InP基HEMTs的W波段高增益低噪声放大MMIC

本文基于自主研发的InP基高电子迁移率晶体管工艺设计并制作了一款W波段单级低噪声放大单片毫米波集成电路。共源共栅拓扑结构和共面波导工艺保证了该低噪声放大器紧凑的面积和高的增益,其芯片面积为900 μm×975 μm,84 GHz-100 GHz频率范围内增益大于10 dB,95 GHz处小信号增益达到最大值为15.2 dB。根据调查对比,该单级放大电路芯片具有最高的单级增益和相对高的增益面积比。另外,该放大电路芯片在87.5 GHz处噪声系数为4.3 dB,88.8 GHz处饱和输出功率为8.03 dBm。该低噪声放大器芯片的成功研制对于构建一个W波段信号接收前端具有重要的借鉴意义。     

An ultra-low power InAs/AlSb HEMT Ka-band low-noise amplifier

The first antimonide-based compound semiconductor (ABCS) MMIC, a Ka-Band low-noise amplifier using 0.25-/spl mu/m gate length InAs/AlSb metamorphic HEMTs, has been fabricated and characterized on a 75 /spl mu/m GaAs substrate. The compact 1.1 mm/sup 2/ three-stage Ka-band LNA demonstrated an average of 2.1 dB noise-figure between 34-36 GHz with an associated gain of 22 dB. The measured dc power dissipation of the ABCS LNA was an ultra-low 1.5 mW per stage, or 4.5 mW total. This is less than one-tenth the dc power dissipation of a typical equivalent InGaAs/AlGaAs/GaAs HEMT LNA. Operation with degraded gain and noise figure at 1.1 mW total dc power dissipation is also verified. These results demonstrate the outstanding potential of ABCS HEMT technology for mobile and space-based millimeter-wave applications.     

A Wideband Power Amplifier MMIC Utilizing GaN on SiC HEMT Technology

The design and performance of a wideband power amplifier MMIC suitable for electronic warfare (EW) systems and other wide bandwidth applications is presented. The amplifier utilizes dual field plate 0.25- mum GaN on SiC device technology integrated into the three metal interconnect (3 MI) process flow. Experimental results for the MMIC at 30 V power supply operation demonstrate greater than 10 dB of small signal gain, 9 W to 15 W saturated output power and 20% to 38% peak power-added efficiency over a 1.5 GHz to 17 GHz bandwidth.     

基于GaN HEMT技术的5G高线性单片集成放大器

基于0.15 μm氮化镓高电子迁移率晶体管技术(GaN HEMT),研制了一款5G毫米波通信用高线性单片集成功率放大器。通过优化材料结构,使器件在较宽的栅压动态范围内具有较为平坦的跨导特性;优化设置电路的静态直流工作点,均衡输出功率和线性等指标要求;采用栅宽比为1:2:3.2的三级放大结构保证了电路的增益和功率指标。芯片的在片测试结果表明,静态直流工作点为最大饱和电流的30%;在漏极电压20 V、脉冲100 μs、占空比10%条件下,在24~28 GHz频率范围内,放大器的小信号增益大于22 dB,饱和输出功率位于40~40.5 dBm范围内,功率附加效率为30%~33%;输出功率回退至34 dBm时,功率附加效率为18%,在26 GHz、双音间隔100 MHz条件下,其三阶交调(IMD3)小于-30 dBc;该单片放大器芯片尺寸小于3.4 mm×3.2 mm。     

A 20 mW, 150 GHz InP HEMT MMIC power amplifier module

This paper describes a power amplifier (PA) module containing an InP high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) monolithic millimeter-wave integrated circuit (MMIC) amplifier chip, designed, and packaged at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and fabricated at HRL Laboratories. The module features 20 mW of output power at 150 GHz, with more than 10 mW available in the 148-160 GHz frequency range.     

94 GHz low-noise HEMT

A high-performance 0.1 mu m gate-length, AlGaAs/GaInAs/GaAs pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor has been successfully developed. The device exhibits a minimum noise figure as low as 3.0 dB with an associated gain of 5.1 dB at 94 GHz. This is the first low-noise operation of transistors at 94 GHz.<>     

具有HEMT和MMIC的Ku波段低噪声放大器

本文介绍了由HEMT和MMIC组成的一种新颖的Ku波段低噪声放大器,放大器第一级采用了HEMT和反馈技术以同时获得噪声和增益的最佳化,讨论了这种放大器的设计,MMIC采用了二次混合微波集成,放大嚣输入和输出端均为BJ-120波导。在11.7—12.2GHz频率下,放大器噪声系数小于1.9dB,增益大于27±0.25dB,输入和输出驻波比小于1.4。     

164-GHz MMIC HEMT doubler

In this paper, a MMIC frequency doubler based on an InP HEMT and grounded CPW (GCPW) technology is reported. The doubler demonstrated a conversion loss of only 2 dB and output power of 5 dBm at 164 GHz. The 3 dB output power bandwidth is 14 GHz, or 8.5%. This is the best reported result for a MMIC HEMT doubler above 100 GHz     

80 GHz MMIC HEMT VCO

In this letter a monolithic voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) operating in the 77.5-83.5 GHz range is presented. InP HEMTs are used for both the active device and varactor. The VCO demonstrated a tuning range of 6 GHz and an output power better than 12.5 dBm in the entire tuning range     

60-GHz pseudomorphic-MODFET low-noise MMIC amplifiers

The development of V-band low-noise monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) based on pseudomorphic modulation-doped FETs (P-MODFETs) is presented. These dual-stage MMICs incorporate P-MODFETs, with 0.35-μm×60-μm gates, as the active elements, electron-beam-written tuning elements, and DC-blocking and bias networks. The dual-stage chips exhibited a maximum gain of 10.2 dB at 59.5 GHz and a minimum noise figure of 5.3 dB, with an associated gain of 8.2 dB at 58.2 GHz. A cascaded four-stage amplifier using two MMIC modules exhibited 5.8-dB minimum noise figure with an associated gain of 18.3 dB at 58 GHz and up to 21.1 dB of maximum gain     

A low-noise microwave HEMT using MOCVD

Low-noise high-electron-mobility Transistors (HEMT's) with AlGaAs/GaAs heterostructures have been successfully fabricated using normal pressure metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). Hall mobilities of the two-dimensional electron gas at the interface are 8030 and 14 8000 cm²/V . s at 300 and 77 K, respectively, with an undoped Al0.3Ga0.7As spacer layer of 100 Å. The HEMT's with 0.65-µm-long and 200-µm-wide gates have exhibited a noise figure of 1.13 dB with 10.8 dB of associated gain at 12 GHz, and a dc transconductance of 280 mS/mm. These values are comparable to other reported HEMT devices using molecular-beam epitaxy (MBE).     

CMOS single-ended-to-differential low-noise amplifier

In this work, a low-power single-ended-to-differential low-noise amplifier (LNA) is reported. The circuit has been designed and optimized to be included in an IEEE 802.15.4 standard receiver. In order to minimize power consumption, active loads and currents mirrors have been replaced by optimized inductors and transformers. Moreover, an exhaustive study of the mixed-mode parameters has been carried out, enabling the definition of single-ended figures of merits in terms of mixed-mode S-parameters. The LNA has been implemented using a 0.35 μm RFCMOS technology. Performances are a noise figure of 4.3 dB, a power gain of 21 dB, and a phase balance of 180±1°. Regarding non-linear behaviour, the obtained 1 dB-compression point obtained is −9.5 dB m while intermodulation intercept point is −3 dB m, dissipating 6 mA from 1.5 V supply voltage.     

宽带放大器

以AD603型可变增益放大器(VGA)为核心,提出了一种宽带放大器的设计方法,通频带为300 Hz～14 MHz,增益调节范围为10～66 dB,并具有自动增益控制(AGC)的功能,动态范围大于20 dB.整个系统结构简单,界面友好.     

Ultra-wideband SiGe low-noise amplifier

A low-noise amplifier (LNA) for ultra-wideband (UWB) is presented. The LNA, consisting of two gain stages in multiple feedback loops, achieves a flat power gain of a nominal 20 dB and a noise figure of 2.8-4.7 dB over the 3.1-10.6 GHz UWB band. Implemented in a 0.25 /spl mu/m SiGe BiCMOS process, the amplifier occupies 0.34 mm/sup 2/ and draws 11 mA from a 2.7 V supply.     

High-dynamic-range low-noise microwave amplifier

The operation of a high-dynamic-range parametric amplifier is described. The varactor is a GaAs p?n junction with an n type layer suitable for operation as a K band transferred-electron oscillator (t.e.o.). A dynamic range of approximately 177 dB/Hz and a noise figure of less than 2 dB were measured at C band. The tests were made to show the feasibility of high-dynamic-range low-noise microwave amplification for radar-receiver applications, and to establish the feasibility of high-performance monolithic multifunction chips from the material standpoint.     

A low-noise amplifier with parallel integrated-circuit transistors

Low-noise transistor performance is achieved by paralleling a number of general-purpose integrated transistors. The primary effect of paralleling is to reduce the equivalent base resistance. A noise figure of 2.5 dB with a 50-/spl Omega/ source impedance is measured.