Cryogenic testing and multi-chip module design of a 31.3-45GHz MHEMT MMIC-based heterodyne receiver for radio astronomy

Yuh Jing Hwang; Chau Ching Chiong; Su Wei Chang; Tashun Wei; Wei Ting Wong; Yo Shen Lin; Ming Tang Chen; Huei Wang; Hong Yeh Chang

doi:10.1117/12.789127

Cryogenic testing and multi-chip module design of a 31.3-45GHz MHEMT MMIC-based heterodyne receiver for radio astronomy

Yuh Jing Hwang, Chau Ching Chiong, Su Wei Chang, Tashun Wei, Wei Ting Wong, Yo Shen Lin, Ming Tang Chen, Huei Wang, Hong Yeh Chang

Department of Electrical Engineering

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Abstract

A prototype Q-band millimeter-wave heterodyne receiver based on monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) chips is designed and tested. The MMIC chips, including two three-stage 31.3-45GHz low-noise amplifier (LNA), a diode balanced mixer and a 4-12GHz IF amplifier, are fabricated by a 0.15-um Gallium-Arsenide (GaAs) metamorphic high-electron mobility transistor (MHEMT) foundry service. The MMIC chips are measured by probe in the gain stage. The three-stage 31.3-45GHz LNA MMIC exhibits 31-35dB gain and 2.8-3.5dB noise figure under room temperature environment. The balanced diode mixer with 31.3-45.0GHz RF frequency range and 27.3-33GHz LO frequency range shows 10-13dB conversion loss under 10-dBm LO pumping over 4-12GHz IF frequency range. The LO power of the mixer is provided by a phase-locked GaAs hetero-junction bipolar transistor (HBT) MMIC voltage-controlled oscillator cascaded by a buffer amplifier. The packaged modules of the individual MHEMT MMIC receiver components are designed for testing under 15-20K cryogenic operating temperature to ensure the low-noise performance. A compact multi-chip receiver module design concept will be presented.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IV
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789127
State	Published - 2008
Event	Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IV - Marseille, France Duration: 26 Jun 2008 → 28 Jun 2008

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	7020
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

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Conference	Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IV
Country/Territory	France
City	Marseille
Period	26/06/08 → 28/06/08

Keywords

HBT
MHEMT
MMIC
Multi-chip module
Q-band receiver
VCO

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Hwang, Y. J., Chiong, C. C., Chang, S. W., Wei, T., Wong, W. T., Lin, Y. S., Chen, M. T., Wang, H., & Chang, H. Y. (2008). Cryogenic testing and multi-chip module design of a 31.3-45GHz MHEMT MMIC-based heterodyne receiver for radio astronomy. In Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IV Article 70201V (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 7020). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789127

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Cryogenic testing and multi-chip module design of a 31.3-45GHz MHEMT MMIC-based heterodyne receiver for radio astronomy. / Hwang, Yuh Jing; Chiong, Chau Ching; Chang, Su Wei et al.
Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IV. 2008. 70201V (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 7020).

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Cryogenic testing and multi-chip module design of a 31.3-45GHz MHEMT MMIC-based heterodyne receiver for radio astronomy

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