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A 75–116-GHz LNA with 23-K noise temperature at 108 GHz
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In this paper we present the design and measurement results, both on-wafer and in package, of an ultra-low-noise and wideband monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) amplifier in the frequency range of 75 to 116 GHz. The three-stage amplifier packaged in a WR10 waveguide housing and fabricated using a 35-nm InP HEMT technology achieves a record noise temperature of 23 K at 108 GHz when cryogenically cooled to 27 K. The measured gain is 22 to 27 dB for frequency range of 75 to 116 GHz. Furthermore, the amplifier utilizes four-finger devices with a total gate width of 60 μm resulting in higher output power. Therefore, we consider that this amplifier achieves state-of-the-art performance in terms of bandwidth, noise temperature, gain, and linearity so far reported for cryogenically cooled amplifiers around W-band.
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III-V direct band gap semiconductor devices like Ga-As based pHEMTs are one of the most preferred choices for developing cryogenic amplifiers.
“whereas III-V direct band gap semiconductor devices like Ga-As based pHEMTs are one of the most preferred choice for developing cryogenic amplifiers [12-28].”
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- Authors
- Varonen, M., Reeves, R., Kangaslahti, P., Samoska, L., Akgiray, A., Cleary, K., Gawande, R., Fung, A., Gaier, T., Weinreb, S., Readhead, A. C. S., Lawrence, C., Sarkozy, S., & Lai, R.
- Affiliations
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory (US)
- California Institute of Technology (US)
- Northrop Grumman (United States) (US)
- ORCID
- Venue
- 2013 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT)
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Published
- 2013-06
- Pages
- 1-3
- ISSN
- 0149-645X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2144351743
- Cited by
- 35
- References
- 12
- Citations by year
- 2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 6.49
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium digest (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Oak Ridge Associated Universities
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Microwave Engineering and Waveguides
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Advanced Power Amplifier Design
- Keywords
- low noise amplifier, W-band, noise temperature, InP HEMT, cryogenic cooling, monolithic microwave integrated circuits, wideband amplifier
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