• 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