60-GHz pseudomorphic-MODFET low-noise MMIC amplifiers |
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| Authors: | Metze GM Cornfeld A Carlson E Dahrooge G Chang E Singer J Bass J Hung H-L Lee T |
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| Affiliation: | COMSAT Labs., Clarksburg, MD; |
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| Abstract: | 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 |
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