A 60-110 GHz low conversion loss tripler in 0.15-μm MHEMT process

Guan Yu Chen, Yi Shuo Wu, Hong Yeh Chang, Yue Ming Hsin, Chau Ching Chiong

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Abstract

A 60-110 GHz low conversion loss tripler in a 0.15-μm InGaAs metamorphic high electron-mobility transistor (MHEMT) technology is presented in this paper. The tripler employs a configuration of an anti-parallel diode pair to produce the third harmonic signal. Between 60 and 110 GHz, this tripler features a conversion loss of less than 20 dB with an input power of 15 dBm. The minimum conversion loss is 13 dB at 81 GHz with an output power of 3 dBm. The output 1-dB compression point (P1dB) is higher than 3 dBm among the operating bandwidth. The output power is higher than 4 dBm while the driving power is 20 dBm. The overall chip size is 1x1 mm2. To the best of the author's knowledge, this is the highest output power MMIC-based diode tripler to cover the entire E- and W-band without dc power consumption.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAPMC 2009 - Asia Pacific Microwave Conference 2009
Pages377-380
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
EventAsia Pacific Microwave Conference 2009, APMC 2009 - Singapore, Singapore
Duration: 7 Dec 200910 Dec 2009

Publication series

NameAPMC 2009 - Asia Pacific Microwave Conference 2009

Conference

ConferenceAsia Pacific Microwave Conference 2009, APMC 2009
Country/TerritorySingapore
CitySingapore
Period7/12/0910/12/09

Keywords

  • Diode tripler
  • InGaAS
  • MHEMT
  • Millimeterwave
  • W-band

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