Title :
A Highly Integrated X-band Frequency Quadrupler MMIC using 3D-MMIC Technology
Author :
Yamaguchi, Yo ; Kaho, T. ; Uehara, Kazuhiro
Author_Institution :
NTT Corp., Kanagawa
Abstract :
A highly integrated X-band frequency quadrupler MMIC using three-dimensional MMIC (3D-MMIC) technology is presented. It consists of four amplifiers, two doublers, and a 2-band elimination filter. These seven circuits are integrated on only a 2.25 mm times 1.05 mm chip. The third and fifth harmonic components, which are spurious components nearest to the desired component, are well suppressed. The desired/undesired ratio is about 40 dB. The MMIC supplies +5 dBm of the fourth harmonic component at input power as low as -10 dBm. The power dissipation of the MMIC is only 160 mW.
Keywords :
MMIC frequency convertors; band-stop filters; frequency multipliers; harmonics suppression; integrated circuit design; microwave filters; 2-band elimination filter; harmonic components; integrated X-band frequency quadrupler MMIC; power 160 mW; power dissipation; size 2.25 mm to 1.05 mm; three-dimensional MMIC technology; Costs; Driver circuits; Frequency conversion; MMICs; Optical amplifiers; Oscillators; Power dissipation; Power harmonic filters; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Signal generators; 2-band elimination filter; 3D-MMIC; GaAs; MMIC; Quadrupler; doubler;
Conference_Titel :
Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2007 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0530-0
Electronic_ISBN :
1529-2517
DOI :
10.1109/RFIC.2007.380993
