Title :
A 15/60 GHz one-stage MMIC frequency quadrupler
Author :
Shirakawa, K. ; Kawasaki, Y. ; Ohashi, Y. ; Okubo, N.
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Labs. Ltd., Kawasaki, Japan
Abstract :
We have developed a 15/60 GHz one-stage MMIC frequency quadrupler using a 0.25-/spl mu/m AlGaAs/GaAs HEMT. The HEMT was characterized by our empirical large-signal model, in which charge conservation and dispersion are taken into consideration. We included this model in a commercially-available harmonic balance circuit simulator, and designed the one-stage quadrupler. The fabricated MMIC quadrupler has a conversion gain of -5 dBm with -5 dBm of output power for a 0 dBm input signal.
Keywords :
HEMT integrated circuits; III-V semiconductors; MMIC frequency convertors; aluminium compounds; circuit CAD; circuit analysis computing; field effect MIMIC; gallium arsenide; harmonics; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit modelling; millimetre wave frequency convertors; millimetre wave oscillators; 0.25 micron; 60 GHz; AlGaAs-GaAs; HEMT; MMIC frequency quadrupler; charge conservation; conversion gain; dispersion; harmonic balance circuit simulator; large-signal model; output power; Equations; Equivalent circuits; Fitting; Frequency; HEMTs; MMICs; Microwave measurements; Millimeter wave circuits; Millimeter wave measurements; Scattering parameters;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Monolithic Circuits Symposium, 1996. Digest of Papers., IEEE 1996
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3360-8
DOI :
10.1109/MCS.1996.506298
