Design and fabrication of 77 GHz HEMT mixer modules for automotive applications using experimentally optimized antipodal finline transitions

Author

Kim, Dong-Wook ; Paek, Seung-Won ; Lee, Jae.-Hak. ; Jeon, Kye-Ik ; Lim, Chae-Rok ; Chung, Ki-Woong ; Kwon, Young-Woo

Author_Institution

RF Device Team, LG Corp. Inst. of Technol., Seoul, South Korea

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

189

Lastpage

192

Abstract

77 GHz PHEMT gate mixer module and resistive mixer module were fabricated for automotive applications using the LG-CIT low noise PHEMT process and WR12-to-microstrip antipodal finline transitions. The finline transitions were experimentally optimised for wideband operation and low insertion loss by adjusting the geometrical design parameters. The average insertion loss was measured to be 0.74 dB per transition in the 75-90 GHz range. The fabricated gate mixer module and the resistive mixer module showed very good conversion loss of 2 dB and of 10.3 dB, respectively, including finline transition loss and IF cable loss, which were very competitive performances

Keywords

HEMT circuits; automotive electronics; fin lines; losses; millimetre wave mixers; modules; semiconductor device noise; waveguide transitions; 0.74 dB; 10.3 dB; 2 dB; 75 to 90 GHz; 77 GHz; EHF; LG-CIT low noise PHEMT process; MM-wave mixers; PHEMT gate mixer module; PHEMT resistive mixer module; WR12-to-microstrip transitions; antipodal finline transitions; automotive applications; conversion loss; experimentally optimized finline transitions; fabrication; geometrical design parameters; low insertion loss; pseudomorphic HEMT mixer modules; wideband operation; Automotive applications; Automotive engineering; Design optimization; Fabrication; Finline; HEMTs; Insertion loss; Loss measurement; PHEMTs; Wideband;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Conference, 2000 Asia-Pacific

Conference_Location

Sydney, NSW

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6435-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APMC.2000.925759

Filename

925759