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In this thesis, two important components within the RF modules incorporating packaged PHEMT will be presented. One is oscillator. Two samples are designed to meet oscillation conditions at 22 GHz and 25 GHz, respectively. The measured results are approximate offset lower 1 GHz from theoretical calculations. The phenomenon of oscillation has been verified upper microwave band. Both simulation procedures and measured results are presented. The other is a high-performance, single-stage, 13-to-22 GHz broadband amplifier that has been developed and tested successfully employing the advanced SMT PHEMT. Gain flatness of 2.86 dB±0.75 dB between 13 GHz and 22 GHz is achieved. Both simulated results based on LibraTM and measured two-port scattering parameters of the amplifier agree excellently. Two components are demonstrating that large volume, low cost production and short turn around time of upper-microwave- frequency integrated circuits are feasible.
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