InP DHBT 68 GHz frequency divider

Author

Tang, B. ; Notthoff, J. ; Gutierrez-Aitken, A. ; Kaneshiro, E. ; Chin, P. ; Oki, A.

Author_Institution

Space & Electron. Group, TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA, USA

fYear

1999

fDate

17-20 Oct. 1999

Firstpage

193

Lastpage

196

Abstract

We report a 68 GHz 2:1 frequency divider with measured input sensitivity less than 6 dBm from 53-68 GHz. To our knowledge, this is the fastest digital frequency divider reported to date in any semiconductor technology. The divider is implemented in differential current mode logic (CML) using undercut collector InP Double Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor (DHBT) technology, with measured f/sub T/ of 150 GHz and f/sub max/ of 163 GHz at J/sub x/=1.2/spl times/10/sup 5/ A/cm/sup 2/. It draws 25.1 mA from a single -3 V supply, dissipating 75 mW. Test results were obtained for wafer probe using micro-coax probes.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; bipolar logic circuits; current-mode logic; frequency dividers; heterojunction bipolar transistors; indium compounds; -3 V; 150 GHz; 163 GHz; 25.1 mA; 68 GHz; 75 mW; DHBT; InP; differential current mode logic; digital frequency divider; double heterojunction bipolar transistor; input sensitivity; micro-coax probes; undercut collector technology; wafer probe; Circuits; Clocks; Couplings; Flip-flops; Frequency conversion; Indium phosphide; Latches; Master-slave; Propagation delay; Resistors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

GaAs IC Symposium, 1999. 21st Annual

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA, USA

ISSN

1064-7775

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5585-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GAAS.1999.803756

Filename

803756