DocumentCode
516506
Title
A GaAs High Speed Driver Circuit for R.F. Switches
Author
Saul, Peter H. ; Powell, Clive A. ; Gardiner, G.James ; Jones, Stephen M.
Author_Institution
Plessey Research and Technology, Caswell, Towcester, Northants., NN12 8EQ, U.K.
fYear
1988
fDate
21-23 Sept. 1988
Firstpage
295
Lastpage
298
Abstract
This paper describes a high speed driver circuit for GaAs MMIC R.F. switches. The device can switch a 4 pF load through 10 volts in less than 2 ns. A novel output circuit optimises power consumption. The circuit has been realised on the Plessey Three-Five standard production foundry process; circuit performance agrees well with SPICE predictions.
Keywords
Circuit optimization; Driver circuits; Energy consumption; Foundries; Gallium arsenide; MMICs; Production; SPICE; Switches; Switching circuits;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 1988. ESSCIRC '88. Fourteenth European
Conference_Location
Manchester, UK
Type
conf
Filename
5468291
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