DocumentCode
2557091
Title
MMIC pioneers: A historical review of MMIC development at Raytheon
Author
Kolias, Nicholas J.
Author_Institution
Raytheon Co., Andover, MA, USA
fYear
2009
fDate
7-12 June 2009
Firstpage
1405
Lastpage
1408
Abstract
The latter part of the 20th century saw the birth and rapid development of monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) technology which dramatically changed the microwave industry. Raytheon Company was at the forefront of this development. This presentation gives a historical review of the pioneering MMIC technology work done at Raytheon.
Keywords
MMIC; history; historical review; monolithic microwave integrated circuit development; Gallium arsenide; Integrated circuit technology; Low-noise amplifiers; MESFETs; MMICs; Microwave FETs; Phase noise; Phase shifters; Switches; Technological innovation; MMICs; microwave integrated circuits;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2009. MTT '09. IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location
Boston, MA
ISSN
0149-645X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2803-8
Electronic_ISBN
0149-645X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.2009.5165969
Filename
5165969
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