Design and fabrication of a wideband 56- to 63-GHz monolithic power amplifier with very high power-added efficiency

Millimeter‐wave (MMW) components are becoming more available and affordable because of advances in design, processing, testing, and packaging technology. MMW circuits have become smaller, highly integrated, and low‐cost, and are being applied in instrumentation, electronic warfare, satellite communications and other applications. As a result, many MMW systems are being developed and deployed that provide new and unique capabilities such as more information transfer (wider bandwidth), enhanced precision (higher resolution), and all‐weather operation (through fog, dust, and smoke), for both military and commercial applications. Monolithic MMW integrated circuits (MMICs) are crucial to meet the requirements for the MMW systems and play an important role in the MMW components. This article describes the current status of MMW monolithic integrated circuits, including the MMIC technologies, representative designs, and performance for various integrated circuits.

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Millimeter‐Wave Integrated Circuits

Wang,

Lin,

Liu

et al. 2005

Encyclopedia of RF and Microwave Engineering

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Millimeter‐wave (MMW) components are becoming more available and affordable because of advances in design, processing, testing, and packaging technology. MMW circuits have become smaller, highly integrated, and low‐cost, and are being applied in instrumentation, electronic warfare, satellite communications and other applications. As a result, many MMW systems are being developed and deployed that provide new and unique capabilities such as more information transfer (wider bandwidth), enhanced precision (higher resolution), and all‐weather operation (through fog, dust, and smoke), for both military and commercial applications. Monolithic MMW integrated circuits (MMICs) are crucial to meet the requirements for the MMW systems and play an important role in the MMW components. This article describes the current status of MMW monolithic integrated circuits, including the MMIC technologies, representative designs, and performance for various integrated circuits.

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