Design of a frequency agile X-band LNA using BST varactor based voltage tunable impedance matching networks

Author

Groves, Kari ; Subramanyam, Guru ; Quach, Tony ; Neidhard, Robert ; Casto, Matt ; Orlando, Pompei ; Matamana, Aji

Author_Institution

Dept. of ECE, Univ. of Dayton, Dayton, OH

fYear

2008

fDate

5-11 July 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Current advancements in military and wireless applications create the need for increased functionality with reduced cost and size. In this paper a highly integrated tunable electronics are necessary to meet these new requirements. Barium strontium titanium oxide (BST) is a viable technology for these applications. BST technology offers significant benefits with its high tuning range, high power capabilities and low control voltages. While there is great interest in the development of BST technology, little research has been published regarding integrated matching networks using BST thin film parallel plate capacitors for an X-band low noise amplifier (LNA).

Keywords

barium compounds; circuit tuning; impedance matching; low noise amplifiers; microwave amplifiers; strontium compounds; thin film circuits; titanium compounds; varactors; BST varactor; BaSrTiO₂; bandwidth 1.1 GHz; frequency 9 GHz to 11 GHz; frequency agile X-band LNA; highly integrated tunable electronics; low control voltages; low noise amplifier; military applications; thin film parallel plate capacitors; voltage tunable impedance matching networks; wireless applications; Barium; Binary search trees; Cost function; Frequency; Impedance matching; Low voltage; Strontium; Titanium; Varactors; Voltage control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2008. AP-S 2008. IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2041-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2042-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2008.4619167

Filename

4619167