RFIC and MMIC Design and Technology (IEE Circuits, Devices and Systems Series, 13)

Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 14
Foreward......Page 16
Contributors......Page 18
Acknowledgements......Page 20
1.1 Introduction......Page 22
1.2 A brief history of MMIC technology......Page 24
1.3 Advantages and disadvantages of MMICs......Page 28
1.4 Applications......Page 32
1.5 Active device technologies......Page 36
1.6 Design Approaches......Page 38
1.7 Multi-chip module technology......Page 43
1.8 References......Page 46
2.2 Substrates and technologies......Page 52
2.3 Passive lumped-elements......Page 58
2.4 Bipolar transistors......Page 66
2.5 Field effect transistors......Page 80
2.6 Comparison of bipolar and field effect devices......Page 97
2.8 References......Page 102
3.1 Introduction......Page 104
3.2 Inductors......Page 105
3.3 Capacitors......Page 110
3.4 Resistors......Page 113
3.5 Via-holes and grounding......Page 115
3.6 Microstrip components......Page 118
3.7 Coplanar circuits......Page 124
3.8 Multilayer techniques......Page 128
3.9 Micromachined passive components......Page 130
3.10 References......Page 137
4.1 Introduction......Page 146
4.2 Integrated CAD design environment......Page 148
4.3 CAD package features......Page 149
4.4 Circuit simulation engines......Page 155
4.5 Commerical CAD packages......Page 166
4.6 Commercial modelling software......Page 173
4.7 Electromagnetic simulation tools......Page 175
4.8 References......Page 199
5.1 Introduction......Page 204
5.2 Classical stability and gain analysis......Page 205
5.3 Matching techniques......Page 214
5.4 DC bias injection......Page 220
5.5 Reactively matched amplifier design......Page 227
5.6 Lossy matching......Page 230
5.7 FET feedback amplifier......Page 231
5.8 Distributed amplifier......Page 234
5.9 Active matching......Page 246
5.10 Power amplifiers......Page 248
5.11 Low noise amplifiers......Page 258
5.12 Summary......Page 261
5.13 References......Page 264
6.1 Intorduction......Page 272
6.2 Design principles......Page 274
6.3 Active device......Page 278
6.4 CAD techniques for large-signal oscillator design......Page 281
6.5 Phase noise in oscillators......Page 283
6.6 MMIC voltage-controlled oscillator design......Page 285
6.7 MMIC injection-locked oscillator design......Page 290
6.8 References......Page 297
7.1 Introduction......Page 302
7.2 Mixer analysis......Page 304
7.4 Analysis of mixer circuits......Page 305
7.5 Diode mixers......Page 309
7.6 Coupling structures......Page 327
7.7 Active FET mixers......Page 336
7.8 Resistive FET mixers......Page 342
7.9 Other mixer structures......Page 348
7.10 Some final comments and observations......Page 353
7.11 References......Page 358
8.1 Introduction......Page 368
8.2 GaAs FET MMIC switches......Page 369
8.3 Digital attenuators......Page 379
8.4 Digital attenuator design example......Page 388
8.5 Analogue attenuators......Page 396
8.7 References......Page 399
9.1 Introduction......Page 402
9.2 Analogue implementations......Page 404
9.3 Digital implementation......Page 427
9.5 References......Page 443
10.1 Introduction......Page 450
10.2 Basic integrated antenna requirements......Page 451
10.4 Integrated antenna retrodirective array example......Page 453
10.5 Integrated antenna selection......Page 457
10.6 Integrated antenna examples......Page 465
10.7 Photonic bandgap antennas......Page 471
10.8 Micromachined antennas......Page 473
10.9 Microelectromechanical systems antennas......Page 482
10.11 References......Page 484
11.1 Introduction......Page 492
11.2 Conventional up/down-conversion architectures......Page 494
11.3 Direct conversion architectures......Page 499
11.4 Modulators, demodulators and frequency translators......Page 502
11.5 Active filters......Page 508
11.6 Power amplifier lincarisation......Page 512
11.7 Active isolators and circulators......Page 515
11.8 Optoelectronic integrated circuits......Page 518
11.9 References......Page 522
12.1 Introduction......Page 532
12.2 Test fixture measurements......Page 533
12.3 Probe station measurements......Page 546
12.4 Thermal and cryogenic measurements......Page 559
12.5 Experimental field probing techniques......Page 561
12.6 Summary......Page 567
12.7 References......Page 568
Index......Page 576