MMIC applications to satellite communications

Author

Shih, Yi-Chi ; Delaney, Mike ; Kato, Erica ; Isobe, Russ

Author_Institution

Hughes Space & Commun. Co., Los Angeles, CA, USA

fYear

1995

Firstpage

37

Lastpage

40

Abstract

This paper summarizes the general requirements of the monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) for satellite communication applications. It also describes a space qualification procedure being implemented on a 0.25 μm MESFET MMIC process as well as a 0.15 μm InP HEMT process and a few examples of the MMICs developed using these processes

Keywords

HEMT integrated circuits; III-V semiconductors; MESFET integrated circuits; MMIC amplifiers; MMIC frequency convertors; aerospace testing; attenuators; field effect MMIC; indium compounds; integrated circuit testing; microwave amplifiers; radio equipment; satellite communication; space vehicle electronics; 0.15 micron; 0.25 micron; InP; InP HEMT; MESFET MMIC; MMIC applications; monolithic microwave integrated circuit; satellite communications; space qualification procedure; Circuit testing; Electronics packaging; Foundries; MESFETs; MMICs; Microwave communication; Millimeter wave communication; Payloads; Qualifications; Satellite communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Signals, Systems, and Electronics, 1995. ISSSE '95, Proceedings., 1995 URSI International Symposium on

Conference_Location

San Francisco

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2516-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISSSE.1995.497929

Filename

497929