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http://dx.doi.org/10.5515/KJKIEES.2018.29.5.336

Design of X-band Core Chip Using 0.25-㎛ GaAs pHEMT Process  

Kim, Dong-Seok (Department of Radio Science & Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Chang-Dae (Department of Radio Science & Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Dong-Hyun (Department of Radio Science & Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Yeom, Kyung-Whan (Department of Radio Science & Engineering, Chungnam National University)
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Abstract
We herein present the design and fabrication of a Rx core chip operating in the X-band (10.5~13 GHz) using Win's commercial $0.25-{\mu}m$ GaAs pHEMT process technology. The X-band core chip comprises a low-noise amplifier, a four-bit phase shifter, and a serial-to-parallel data converter. The size is $1.75mm{\times}1.75mm$, which is the state-of-the-art size. The gain and noise figure are more than 10 dB but less than 2 dB, and both the input and output return losses are less than 10 dB. The RMS phase error is less than $5^{\circ}$, and the P1dB is 2 dBm at 12.5 GHz, the performance of which is equivalent to other GaAs core chips. The fabricated core chip was packaged in a QFN package type with a size of $3mm{\times}3mm$ for the convenience of assembly. We confirmed that the performance of the packaged core chip was almost the same as that of the chip itself.
Keywords
GaAs pHEMT; Core-Chip; Phase-Shifter; Low Noise Amplifier; Serial-to-Parallel Data Converter;
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