Title :
Monolithic integrated coplanar 77 GHz SIMMWIC mixer
Author :
Strohm, K.M. ; Luy, J.-F. ; Rheinfelder, C. ; Schmuckle, F J ; Heinrich, W.
Author_Institution :
Daimler-Benz Research Center, Wilhelm-Runge-Str. 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany.
Abstract :
A monolithic integrated coplanar millimetre wave mixer is realized in SIMMWIC(silicon millimetre wave integrated circuit) technology. Barrier height reduced p-type Schottky diodes are used as mixing elements. The mixer is realized as a single balanced mixer with branchline coupler in coplanar design. At 77 GHz a conversion loss of 7.8 dB is measured with an RF power of ¿10 dBm, an LO power of 6 dBm and an IF of 1 GHz.
Keywords :
Coplanar waveguides; Coupling circuits; Fabrication; Impedance; Integrated circuit technology; Millimeter wave technology; RF signals; Radio frequency; Schottky diodes; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 1996. 26th European
Conference_Location :
Prague, Czech Republic
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.1996.337575
