A 30 GHz MMIC receiver for satellite transponders
Abstract
The development of 30-GHz-band monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) and multichip MMIC modules (low-noise amplifier and frequency converters) is reported. A 30-GHz-band full-MMIC receiver for satellite transponders was successfully constructed using the MMIC modules, and the performance of the full-MMIC receiver is evaluated. Test results verify its successful performance as a satellite receiver system. Particular attention is given to the design and performance of (1) the MMICs (a two-stage amplifier, an image rejection mixer, and a frequency multiplier), (2) multichip-type MMIC modules (a 30-GHz-band low-noise amplifier module with 30 dB gain and 8.2 dB noise figure, and an image-rejection frequency converter with a 10 dB conversion loss and an 18 dB image rejection ratio), and (3) the full-MMIC receiver, which weighs 1/6 as much as a conventional hybrid integrated circuit.
- Publication:
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IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory Techniques
- Pub Date:
- July 1990
- DOI:
- 10.1109/22.55782
- Bibcode:
- 1990ITMTT..38..896K
- Keywords:
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- Integrated Circuits;
- Microwave Circuits;
- Radio Receivers;
- Satellite Communication;
- Transponders;
- Extremely High Frequencies;
- Microwave Amplifiers;
- Q Factors;
- Time Division Multiple Access;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering