Title :
S-Band Sige Phase and Amplitude Control MMIC
Author :
van Vliet, Frank E. ; De Boer, Alte ; Visser, G.C.
Author_Institution :
TNO Defence, Security & Safety, The Hague
Abstract :
This paper presents very recent achievements in the silicon implementation of phase and amplitude control for active electronically steered arrays. The IC combines 6-bit amplitude control with more than 20 dB amplitude range, including control logic and series-to-parallel converters. The IC is a step forward in lowering active array cost and presents a small IC area with a high phase accuracy and dynamic range
Keywords :
Ge-Si alloys; MMIC; beam steering; microcontrollers; phase control; S-band MMIC; SiGe; active electronically steered arrays; amplitude control MMIC; control logic; phase control MMIC; series-to-parallel converters; BiCMOS integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Costs; Dynamic range; Germanium silicon alloys; MMICs; Microwave integrated circuits; Phased arrays; Radio frequency; Silicon germanium;
Conference_Titel :
European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, 2006. The 1st
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
2-9600551-8-7
DOI :
10.1109/EMICC.2006.282787
