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Broadband Microwave SPDT Switch Using CPW Impedance Transform Network

CPW 임피던스 변환회로를 이용한 광대역 마이크로파 SPDT 스위치

  • Published : 2005.07.01
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Abstract

This paper describes the design of a high performance microwave single pole double throw (SPDT) monolithic microwave integrated circuit switch using GaAs pHEMT process. The switch design proposes a novel coplanar waveguide (CPW) impedance transform network which results in the low insertion loss and high isolation by compensating for the FET parasitics to get the low on-resistance and low off-capacitance. The proposed switch has the measured isolation of better than 24 dB and insertion loss of less than 2.6 dB from 53 to 61 GHz. The chip is fabricated with the size of 2.2mm $\times$ 1.6 mm.

본 논문에서는 마이크로파 SPDT 스위치를 GaAs pHEMT 공정을 이용하여 설계 및 제작하였다. 광대역 스위치 설계를 위하여 CPW로 구현한 임피던스 변환회로를 삽입하여 온-저항과 오프-커패시턴스를 줄임으로서 낮은 삽입손실과 높은 격리도를 갖는 구조를 구현하였다. 변환회로를 구성하는 전송선로의 소자 개수와 병렬로 삽입되는 FET의 개수는 시물레이션을 통해 최적의 값으로 설계하였다. 설계된 스위치의 측정 결과 53$\~$ 61 GHz 대역에서 2.6 dB 이하의 삽입손실과 24 dB 이상의 격리도를 얻었다.

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