50-W LTCC Transmitter Utilizing 28-V GaAs With Integrated High-Speed Pulse Modulation

Author

Rodenbeck, Christopher T. ; Knudson, Richard T. ; Sandoval, Charles E. ; Peterson, Kenneth A. ; Pankonin, Jeffrey M. ; Eye, Robert ; Allen, Donald ; Brehm, Gailon ; Binney, Richard ; Smith, Frank ; Dimsdle, Jeffrey W.

Author_Institution

Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA

Volume

19

Issue

11

fYear

2009

Firstpage

746

Lastpage

748

Abstract

This letter presents an S-band 50-W low-temperature cofired ceramic (LTCC) transmitter module. The module is based on a gallium arsenide (GaAs) chipset that operates over the 2-3 GHz range and includes a 28-V single-chip power amplifier with integrated high-speed drain modulator. The transmitter has rise/fall times < 7 nsec, linear frequency tuning, and excellent thermal performance.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; ceramic packaging; gallium arsenide; power amplifiers; pulse modulation; radio transmitters; LTCC transmitter; frequency 2 GHz to 3 GHz; integrated high-speed drain modulator; integrated high-speed pulse modulation; linear frequency tuning; low temperature cofired ceramic; power 50 W; single-chip power amplifier; thermal performance; voltage 28 V; Monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMIC) transmitters; multichip modules; pulse modulation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1531-1309

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LMWC.2009.2032025

Filename

5290041