Title :
A 36 W, V-band, solid state source
Author :
Sowers, J.J. ; Pritchard, D.J. ; White, A.E. ; Kong, W. ; Tang, O.S.A. ; Tanner, D.R. ; Jablinskey, K.
Author_Institution :
Sanders Associates Inc., Nashua, NH, USA
Abstract :
A 36 W, V-band, solid state source with <1 deg/dB of AM/PM distortion has been demonstrated. The source joins low loss RF spatial combining techniques with high thermal capacity, high density, multi-layer substrates, enabling a breakthrough for the generation of millimeter-wave, solid state power. Subsequently, using 0.1 /spl mu/m PHEMT MMICs allows low AM/PM distortion. To the author´s knowledge, this paper´s result is the highest V-band solid state power recorded.
Keywords :
HEMT integrated circuits; electric distortion; field effect MIMIC; millimetre wave generation; millimetre wave power amplifiers; power combiners; transmitters; 0.1 micron; 36 W; EHF; MM-wave solid state power; PHEMT MMICs; V-band solid state source; high density multilayer substrates; high thermal capacity substrates; low AM/PM distortion; low loss RF spatial combining techniques; millimeter-wave power generation; pseudomorphic HEMT; Assembly; Driver circuits; MMICs; Millimeter wave technology; PHEMTs; Power amplifiers; Power generation; RF signals; Radio frequency; Solid state circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1999 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5135-5
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1999.779465
