Title :
Recent developments of Gallium Nitride monolithically-microwave integrated circuits for space
Author :
Quay, Ruediger ; Waltereit, P.
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer Inst. of Appl. Solid-State Phys., Freiburg, Germany
Abstract :
This paper provides recent developments in Gallium Nitride-based monolithically microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) suitable for space applications for the frequency range between 6 GHz and 90 GHz. MMICs for telemetry applications, tube replacement, and K-frequency band MMICs for array-concepts are discussed. This includes the space assessment of MMICs and demonstration of space operation in the ESA Proba-V mission launched in may 2013.
Keywords :
MMIC; gallium; nitrogen; telemetry; ESA Proba-V mission; GaN; K-frequency band; MMIC; frequency 6 GHz to 90 GHz; monolithically microwave integrated circuits; space assessment; space operation; telemetry applications; tube replacement; Aluminum gallium nitride; Gain; Gallium nitride; K-band; MMICs; Power amplifiers; Power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC), 2013 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on
Conference_Location :
Torino
DOI :
10.1109/APWC.2013.6624918
