Expert system issues related to monolithic microwave integrated circuit design

Turn up the Heat! Awr Connectedtm: an Electrical-thermal Mmic Design Flow

Electronic circuit design typically begins with an assumption that the components are operating at ambient temperature. Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) design, in particular, violates this as the DC current fl owing through the ever-shrinking devices induces heating to two, three, or even four times greater temperature (in oC). Such a large departure from assumed room temperature...

1. Experimental Characterization of Nonlinear Active Microwave Devices

The worldwide diffusion of wireless telecommunication systems opened new perspectives for microwave technologies. High-volume microwave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC) production became a reality, revolutionizing the approach to microwave-circuit design. Nowadays, this is based on the intensive use of accurate simulation and computer-aided-design (CAD) tools. While scattering parameter mea...

A New Recursive Active Filter in MMIC

The principle of recursive filters is well known in digital filtering. This paper deals with active recursive filters. A new design approach is presented. It will be shown that how active elements can be used in the design of amplification elements and large microwave time delay. The analytical and computer-simulated results will be presented for an active bandpass filter in the C-band. Key-Wor...

Broadband Microwave Integrated Circuits for Voltage Standard Applications

This thesis addresses integrated circuit component, packaging, and microwave design for both AC and DC Josephson voltage standard (JVS) systems. The components developed in this work combine techniques from both the distributed and lumped-element microwave design in the frequency range 0–40 GHz. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) JVS systems rely on 10 000 to 300 000 micr...

Technical Memorandum 100 187 IAF - 87 - 491 I Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit ( MMIC ) Technology for Space Communications Applications