Title
Ka-band MMIC Variable Gain Low Noise Amplifier for Electronic Scanning Antenna
Abstract
This article presents research activities for the development of Ka-band electronic scanning antenna array for SATCOM applications. The full system is composed of two antennas: a receive antenna (Rx) and a transmit antenna (Tx). This document is focused on the receive architecture and in particular on the design of a new topology for MMIC Variable Gain Low Noise Amplifier (VGLNA). The proposed LNA topology is composed of 2 common source cells and 2 cascode cells. The UMS PH15 process is used to design and manufacture the VGLNA. The simulated noise figure is below 1.4 dB and the gain maintained over 40 dB. The final circuit covers an area of 3.4×1.4 mm2.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1109/ICECS.2018.8617968
2018 25th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS)
Keywords
Field
DocType
Electronic scanning,Gallium arsenide,Ka-band,LNA,Phased array antenna,SATCOM,Variable Gain
Low-noise amplifier,Computer science,Cascode,Ka band,Microwave transmission,Antenna array,Noise figure,Electronic engineering,Monolithic microwave integrated circuit
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
978-1-5386-9116-8
0
0.34
References 
Authors
1
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
A. Lohou100.34
D. Chaimbault200.34
B. Lesur300.34
A. Karas400.34
Lintignat, J.501.01
Bernard Jarry603.38