{"title":"An 8-15 GHz GaAs Monolithic Frequency Converter","authors":"R. Ramachandran, S. Moghe, P. Ho, A. Podell","doi":"10.1109/MCS.1987.1114510","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"An MMIC frequency converter with an RF bandwidth of 8-15 GHz and an IF bandwidth of 1.5 GHz has been designed and built. The MMlC chip has15 dB conversion gain and includes a two-stage RF amplifier, a two-stage LO buffer amplifier, a double-balanced mixer and a three-stage IF amplifier. This high level of integration is realized on a 48 x 96 mil area, resulting in good RF yields. The circuit employs a push-pull configuration to eliminate the need for via-holes (low-inductance grounds) and facilitate a compact layout.","PeriodicalId":231710,"journal":{"name":"Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Monolithic Circuits","volume":"132 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Monolithic Circuits","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MCS.1987.1114510","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
An MMIC frequency converter with an RF bandwidth of 8-15 GHz and an IF bandwidth of 1.5 GHz has been designed and built. The MMlC chip has15 dB conversion gain and includes a two-stage RF amplifier, a two-stage LO buffer amplifier, a double-balanced mixer and a three-stage IF amplifier. This high level of integration is realized on a 48 x 96 mil area, resulting in good RF yields. The circuit employs a push-pull configuration to eliminate the need for via-holes (low-inductance grounds) and facilitate a compact layout.