A novel dc-50 GHz MMIC variable attenuator

Autor: Yong-Sheng Dai, Tang-Sheng Chen, Jin-Ting Lin, Xiao-Jian Chen
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: 2002 3rd International Conference on Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology, 2002. Proceedings. ICMMT 2002..
DOI: 10.1109/icmmt.2002.1187661
Popis: Design, fabrication and performance of a newly developed novel DC-50 GHz MMIC variable attenuator with multi-function and low inserted phase shift are presented. This attenuator MMIC was fabricated by using Nanjing Electronic Devices Institute (NEDI) ion-implanted GaAs MMIC foundry process. Based on special design of both the series MESFET and shunt MESFET control feeders, the MMIC has possessed the feature of excellent VSWR character even without the use of DC reference circuit, which is commonly adopted by various MMIC attenuators. Also, phase compensation technique was used in MMIC design to reduce inserted phase shift. On-wafer measurement results of the developed MMIC chips in DC-50 GHz band are minimum attenuation 38/spl plusmn/5 dB; both input/output VSWR
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