• DocumentCode
    3301720
  • Title

    A GaAs +3V low noise integrated downconverter for C-band applications [using MESFETs]

  • Author

    Trantanella, C. ; Blount, P. ; Shifrin, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Hittite Microwave Corp., Chelmsford, MA, USA
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    17-20 Oct. 1999
  • Firstpage
    199
  • Lastpage
    202
  • Abstract
    A low noise, plastic encapsulated downconverter operating in C-band is presented in this paper. This downconverter operates from a single +3 V supply, has a conversion gain of 26 dB, and a noise figure of less than 6 dB over the 5.5 to 7.5 GHz range. In addition, this downconverter has an output PldB of +5 dBm and an output IP3 of +14 dBm.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; MESFET integrated circuits; MMIC frequency convertors; field effect MMIC; gallium arsenide; integrated circuit noise; integrated circuit packaging; 26 dB; 3 V; 5.5 to 7.5 GHz; C-band; C-band applications; GaAs; III-V semiconductors; conversion gain; low noise integrated downconverter; output IP3; output PldB; plastic encapsulation; Circuit topology; Costs; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Noise figure; Packaging; Plastics; Power generation; Semiconductor device noise; Voltage;
  • 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.1999.803757
  • Filename
    803757