Title :
Gigahertz-band analogue switch using bipolar super self-aligned process technology
Author :
Kikuchi, Hiroaki ; Konaka, Shogo ; Kawarada, K. ; Umehira, Masahiro
Author_Institution :
NTT Atsugi Electrical Communication Laboratories, Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
A novel bipolar analogue switch has been developed using super self-aligned process technology (SST). The switch with three emitter-coupled pairs achieved high net isolation of 40 dB and low third-order intermodulation of less than ¿40 dB below the input level of ¿7 dBm at 1 GHz.
Keywords :
bipolar integrated circuits; microwave integrated circuits; switching circuits; GHz band; bipolar analogue switch; emitter-coupled pairs; high net isolation; microwave switch; super self-aligned process technology; third-order intermodulation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850603
