In this contribution the development, design, fabrication and test of a highly integrated broadband multifunctional chip is presented. The MMIC covers the C-, X-and Ku- Band and it is suitable for applications in high performance Transmit/Receive Modules. In less than 26 mm 2 , the MMIC embeds several T/R switches, low noise/medium power amplifiers, a stepped phase shifter and analog/digital attenuators in order to perform the RF signal routing and phase/amplitude conditioning. Besides, an embedded serial-to-parallel converter drives the phase shifter and the digital attenuator leading to a reduction in complexity of the digital control interface
Bentini, A., Ferrari, M., Longhi, P.e., Marzolf, E., Moron, J., Leblanc, R. (2014). A 6-18 GHz GaAs multifunctional chip for transmit/receive modules. In Core-Chip; Broadband MMIC; Phased Array; Transmit/Receive Module; Mixed-Signal (pp.605-608) [10.1109/EuRAD.2014.6991343].
A 6-18 GHz GaAs multifunctional chip for transmit/receive modules
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2014-01-01
Abstract
In this contribution the development, design, fabrication and test of a highly integrated broadband multifunctional chip is presented. The MMIC covers the C-, X-and Ku- Band and it is suitable for applications in high performance Transmit/Receive Modules. In less than 26 mm 2 , the MMIC embeds several T/R switches, low noise/medium power amplifiers, a stepped phase shifter and analog/digital attenuators in order to perform the RF signal routing and phase/amplitude conditioning. Besides, an embedded serial-to-parallel converter drives the phase shifter and the digital attenuator leading to a reduction in complexity of the digital control interfaceI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
