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고이득 및 광대역 특성의 밀리미터파 MHEMT Cascode 증폭기

High Gain and Broadband Millimeter-wave MHEMT Cascode Amplifier

  • 안단 (동국대학교 밀리미터파 신기술 연구센터) ;
  • 이복형 (동국대학교 밀리미터파 신기술 연구센터) ;
  • 임병옥 (동국대학교 밀리미터파 신기술 연구센터) ;
  • 이문교 (동국대학교 밀리미터파 신기술 연구센터) ;
  • 백용현 (동국대학교 밀리미터파 신기술 연구센터) ;
  • 채연식 (동국대학교 밀리미터파 신기술 연구센터) ;
  • 박형무 (동국대학교 밀리미터파 신기술 연구센터) ;
  • 이진구 (동국대학교 밀리미터파 신기술 연구센터)
  • 발행 : 2004.08.01
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초록

본 논문에서는 밀리미터파 대역에서 고이득과 광대역 특성을 갖는 MHEMT(Metamorphic High Electron Mobility Transistor) cascode 증폭기를 설계 및 제작하였다. Cascode 증폭기 제작을 위해 0.1 ㎛ InGaAs/InAlAs/GaAs MHEMT를 설계ㆍ제작하였다. 제작된 MHEMT는 드레인 전류 밀도 640 mA/mm, 최대 전달컨덕턴스(gm)는 653 mS/mm를 얻었으며, 주파수 특성으로 f/sub T/는 173 GHz, f/sub max/는 271 GHz의 우수한 특성을 나타내었다. Cascode 증폭기는 CPW 전송선로를 이용하여 광대역 특성을 얻을 수 있도록 정합회로를 설계하였으며, 1단과 2단 증폭기의 2가지 종류로 회로를 설계하였다. 설계된 증폭기는 본 연구에서 개발된 MHEMT MIMIC 공정을 이용해 제작되었다. 제작된 cascode 증폭기의 측정결과, 1단 증폭기는 3 dB 대역폭이 31.3∼68.3 GHz로 37 GHz의 넓은 대역 특성을 얻었으며, 대역내에서 평균 9.7 dB 및 40 GHz에서 최대 11.3 dB의 S21 이득 특성을 나타내었다. Cascode 2단 증폭기는, 3 dB 대역폭이 32.5∼62.0 GHz로 29.5 GHz의 대역폭과 대역내에서 평균 20.4 dB 및 36.5 GHz에서 최대 22.3 dB의 높은 이득 특성을 얻었다.

In this paper, millimeter-wave high gain and broadband MHEMT cascode amplifiers were designed and fabricated. The 0.1 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ InGaAs/InAlAs/GaAs Metamorphic HEMT was fabricated for cascode amplifiers. The DC characteristics of MHEMT are 640 mA/mm of drain current density, 653 mS/mm of maximum transconductance. The current gain cut-off frequency(f$_{T}$) is 173 GHz and the maximum oscillation frequency(f$_{max}$) is 271 GHz. By using the CPW transmission line, the cascode amplifier was designed the matched circuit for getting the broadband characteristics. The designed amplifier was fabricated by the MHEMT MIMIC process that was developed through this research. As the results of measurement, the 1 stage amplifier obtained 3 dB bandwidth of 37 GHz between 31.3 to 68.3 GHz. Also, this amplifier represents the S21 gain with the average 9.7 dB gain in bandwidth and the maximum gain of 11.3 dB at 40 GHz. The 2 stage amplifier has the broadband characteristics with 3 dB bandwidth of 29.5 GHz in the frequency range from 32.5 to 62.0 GHz. The 2 stage cascode amplifier represents the high gain characteristics with the average gain of 20.4 dB in bandwidth and the maximum gain of 22.3 dB at 36.5 GHz.z.z.

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