A high performance W-band monolithic pseudomorphic InGaAs HEMT LNA

Author

Wang, H. ; Dow, G.S. ; Tan, K. ; Berenz, J. ; Ton, T.N. ; Lin, T.S. ; Liu, P. ; Streit, D. ; Chow, P.D. ; Allen, B.

Author_Institution

TRW, Redondo Beach, CA, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

10-14 July 1991

Firstpage

943

Abstract

A high-performance W-band monolithic two-stage LNA (low-noise amplifier) based on pseudomorphic InGaAs/GaAs HEMT (high electron mobility transistor) device has been developed. This amplifier has a measured small signal gain of 13.3 dB at 94 GHz and 17 dB at 89 GHz. The noise figure is 5.5 dB from 91 to 95 GHz. This is the best reported performance of a W-band monolithic LNA. The measured results of this MMIC (monolithic microwave integrated circuit) LNA rival those of some reported hybrid LNAs. A rigorous analysis procedure was incorporated in the design, including accurate active device modeling and full-wave EM analysis of passive structures. The first-pass success of this LNA chip design indicates the importance of a rigorous analysis/design methodology in the millimeter-wave monolithic IC development.<>

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; MMIC; gallium arsenide; high electron mobility transistors; indium compounds; microwave amplifiers; 13.3 dB; 17 dB; 5.5 dB; 89 GHz; 91 to 95 GHz; 94 GHz; HEMT; InGaAs-GaAs; LNA; MMIC; W-band; active device modeling; full-wave EM analysis; high electron mobility transistor; passive structures; small signal gain; Gain measurement; Gallium arsenide; HEMTs; Indium gallium arsenide; Low-noise amplifiers; MMICs; MODFETs; Microwave measurements; Monolithic integrated circuits; Noise figure;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 1991., IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Boston, MA, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-87942-591-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.1991.147164

Filename

147164