• DocumentCode
    802945
  • Title

    High-efficiency AlGaAs/InGaAs heterostructure FET oscillators at V-band

  • Author

    Tsering, H.Q. ; Saunier, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Central Res. Lab., Texas Inst. Inc., Dallas, TX, USA
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    24
  • fYear
    1990
  • Firstpage
    2048
  • Lastpage
    2049
  • Abstract
    Quarter micron gate length heterostructure FETs used as oscillators have achieved record DC to RF conversion efficiencies at V-band. Devices with gatewidths of 50 mu m achieved an efficiency as high as 27% with output powers up to 20 mW in the 54 to 66 GHz frequency range.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; high electron mobility transistors; indium compounds; insulated gate field effect transistors; microwave oscillators; solid-state microwave devices; 20 mW; 27 percent; 50 micron; AlGaAs-InGaAs; DC to RF conversion efficiencies; EHF; MM-wave devices; V-band; gatewidths; heterostructure FET; high efficiency operation; millimetre wave oscillator; oscillators; quarter micron gate length; submicron gate;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19901320
  • Filename
    102608