1-3 GHz MMIC amplifier design for transmit/receive applications

A PHEMT-based MMIC amplifier to be used as a gain block for transmit and receive circuits was designed using Libra series IV CAD based on the GMMT H40 process library. The simulated S-parameters show very good amplifier performance as required by the specification in the frequency band of 1-3 GHz. T...

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Published in2000 IEEE International Conference on Semiconductor Electronics Proceedings pp. 113 - 115
Main Authors Zakaria, M.F., Majlis, B.Y.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 2000
Subjects
Circuit simulation
Distributed amplifiers
Feedback amplifiers
Frequency
Gallium arsenide
Indium
MMICs
PHEMTs
Substrates
Wireless LAN
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Summary:A PHEMT-based MMIC amplifier to be used as a gain block for transmit and receive circuits was designed using Libra series IV CAD based on the GMMT H40 process library. The simulated S-parameters show very good amplifier performance as required by the specification in the frequency band of 1-3 GHz. The input and output return loss are less than -15 dB, gain is 17 dB and noise figure is less than 2.8 dB. After simulation and optimization, the schematic circuit was translated into a layout pattern with a die size of 1.3 mm/spl times/1.4 mm.
ISBN:9780780364301
0780364309
DOI:10.1109/SMELEC.2000.932445