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http://dx.doi.org/10.5394/KINPR.2003.27.4.443

Miniaturized DBS Downconverter MMIC Showing a Low Noise and Low Power Dissipation Characteristic  

Yun, Young (Dept. of Radio Information and Communication Engineering, Korea Maritime University)
Abstract
In this work. using 0.2 GaAs modulation doped FET(MODFET), a high performance DBS downconverter MMIC was developed for direct broadcasting satellite (DBS) application. Without LNA, the downconverter MMIC showed a very low noise of 4.8 dB, which is lower by 3 dB than conventional ones. A low LO power of -10 dBm was required for the normal DBS operation of the downconverter MMIC. which reduced the power consumption via a removal of LO amplifier on MMIC. It required only a low power consumption of 175 mW, which is lower than 70 percent of conventional ones. The LO leakage power at IF output was suppressed to a lower level than 30 dBm, which removes a bulky LO rejection filter on a board. The fabricated chip, which include a mixer, If amplifiers. LO rejection filter, and active balun, exhibited a small size of $0.84{\times}0.9\textrm{mm}^2$.
Keywords
Low noise; Low power; Downconverter; MMIC; DBS; GaAs;
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