Title :
A 2-V operation RF front-end GaAs MMIC for PHS hand-set
Author :
Seshita, T. ; Kawakyu, K. ; Wakimoto, H. ; Nagaoka, M. ; Kitaura, Y. ; Uchitomi, N.
Author_Institution :
Res. & Dev. Center, Toshiba Corp., Kawasaki, Japan
Abstract :
A single 2-V operation RF front-end MMIC has been developed using three kinds of self-aligned gate MESFETs. Its transmitter block of a power amplifier with an antenna switch exhibited a power gain of 28.9 dB and a high power-added efficiency of 27.0% at 20.5-dBm output power. The receiver block of a low-noise amplifier with the antenna switch exhibits a noise figure of 3.4 dB and a gain of 11.1 dB.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; MESFET integrated circuits; UHF integrated circuits; UHF power amplifiers; cordless telephone systems; gallium arsenide; personal communication networks; radio transmitters; 11.1 dB; 2 V; 27 percent; 28.9 dB; 3.4 dB; GaAs; MMIC; PHS hand-set; RF front-end; antenna switch; low-noise amplifier; output power; power amplifier; power gain; power-added efficiency; self-aligned gate MESFETs; transmitter block; Gain; Gallium arsenide; High power amplifiers; MESFETs; MMICs; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Switches; Transmitters; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 1998 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4439-1
DOI :
10.1109/RFIC.1998.682080
