Title :
A GaAs High Speed Driver Circuit for R.F. Switches
Author :
Saul, Peter H. ; Powell, Clive A. ; Gardiner, G.James ; Jones, Stephen M.
Author_Institution :
Plessey Research and Technology, Caswell, Towcester, Northants., NN12 8EQ, U.K.
Abstract :
This paper describes a high speed driver circuit for GaAs MMIC R.F. switches. The device can switch a 4 pF load through 10 volts in less than 2 ns. A novel output circuit optimises power consumption. The circuit has been realised on the Plessey Three-Five standard production foundry process; circuit performance agrees well with SPICE predictions.
Keywords :
Circuit optimization; Driver circuits; Energy consumption; Foundries; Gallium arsenide; MMICs; Production; SPICE; Switches; Switching circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 1988. ESSCIRC '88. Fourteenth European
Conference_Location :
Manchester, UK
