• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제20권8호
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• pp.694-700
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 주변 유전체에 의한 성능 열화가 적고 잉크 프린팅 기법에 적합한 RFID 태그 안테나를 제안하였다. 제안된 태그 안테나는 PET 기판 위에 잉크 프린팅 기법으로 제작되어 대량 생산에 용이하며, 범용 RFID 사용 주파수($860{\sim}960$ MHz)를 만족시키고 주변 유전물질의 영향에 의한 성능 변화를 최소화 할 수 있도록 설계하였다. 제안된 태그 안테나는 본체 중앙부에 T 정합회로를 사용하고 미앤더 구조와 직선 구조의 보조 선로 2개를 본체 상단에 삽입하여 캐패시티브 결합을 이용해 태그 칩과의 임피던스 공액 정합이 쉽게 이루어지도록 하였다. 또한, 2개의 보조 선로가 각각 다른 부착 물체의 유전율에서 상호 보완적으로 전류를 유기시키도록 하여 주변 유전물질의 영향에 의한 성능 변화가 최소화 되도록 설계하였다. 측정 결과, 제안된 안테나는 $844{\sim}1,268$ MHz의 대역폭에서 반전력 반사 손실을 만족하였으며, 송신 출력이 20 dBm이고, 안테나 이득이 6 dBi인 리더 안테나를 사용하였을 때 자유공간에서 3.5 m의 인식 거리 성능을 보였다. 또한,나무(${\varepsilon}_r$=2.2)와FR4(${\varepsilon}_r$=4.3)같은 유전율을 가지는 물질에 부착 후 인식 거리를 측정한 결과 각각 2.61 m와 2.51 m의 인식 거리 성능을 보였다.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.243-248
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• 2015

위상 잡음 특성이 마이크로파 발진기에서 중요한 설계 요소가 되면서 위상잡음을 줄이기 위한 여러 방법의 연구 결과가 제안되었다. 이러한 방법들은 위상잡음을 줄이기 위해 공진기의 Q 값을 증대시키는데 초점을 맞추었다. 유전체 공진기는 높은 Q 값을 갖기 때문에 그동안 낮은 위상잡음을 갖는 마이크로파 발진기에 널리 사용되어 왔다. 그러나 이것은 입체적 구조로 되어 있기 때문에 초고주파 집적회로(MMIC)에 적용할 수가 어려웠다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해 평면형 구조이면서 위상잡음 특성을 개선할 수 있는 새로운 구조의 개방 링형 DGS 공진기를 제안하고, 이것을 이용하여 위상잡음 특성이 개선된 5.8GHz 대역의 발진기를 설계하였다. 개방 링형 DGS 공진기는 $50{\Omega}$ 전송선로 밑면에 링 모양으로 식각된 접지면을 갖는 구조로 되어있다. 발진기의 특성은 5.8GHz의 기본 주파수에서 6.1dBm의 출력레벨과 -82.7 dBc@100kHz의 위상잡음 특성을 나타내었다. 이것은 ${\lambda}/4$ 마이크로스트립 공진기를 이용한 것보다 위상잡음 특성이 96.5dB 정도 개선되었다.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.301-306
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• 2015

An ultra-compact and wideband low noise amplifier (LNA) in a quad flat non-leaded (QFN) package is presented. The LNA monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) is implemented in a $0.25{\mu}m$ GaN IC technology on a Silicon Carbide (SiC) substrate provided by Triquint. A source degeneration inductor and a gate inductor are used to obtain the noise and input matching simultaneously. The resistive feedback and inductor peaking techniques are employed to achieve a wideband characteristic. The LNA chip is mounted in the $3{\times}3-mm^2$ QFN package and measured. The supply voltages for the first and second stages are 14 V and 7 V, respectively, and the total current is 70 mA. The highest gain is 13.5 dB around the mid-band, and -3 dB frequencies are observed at 0.7 and 12 GHz. Input and output return losses ($S_{11}$ and $S_{22}$) of less than -10 dB measure from 1 to 12 GHz; there is an absolute bandwidth of 11 GHz and a fractional bandwidth of 169%. Across the bandwidth, the noise figures (NFs) are between 3 and 5 dB, while the output-referred third-order intercept points (OIP3s) are between 26 and 28 dBm. The overall chip size with all bonding pads is $1.1{\times}0.9mm^2$. To the best of our knowledge, this LNA shows the best figure-of-merit (FoM) compared with other published GaN LNAs with the same gate length.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.487-495
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• 2022

본 논문에서는 차세대소형위성2호의 X 대역 합성 개구 레이더(SAR; synthetic aperture radar)에 탑재하기 위한 고출력 송·수신 모듈의 설계 및 개발에 관하여 논한다. 모듈은 X 대역의 대상 주파수 범위에서 100 MHz 의 대역폭을 갖는 고출력 펄스 신호를 출력하며, 수신신호에 대해 저잡음 증폭 기능을 수행한다. 제작된 모듈의 송신경로는 200 watt (53.01 dBm) 이상의 출력 신호 세기, 0.35 dB의 펄스폭 기울기, 송신 신호 출력간 0.04 dB 의 신호 세기 변화 및 1.7 ˚ 의 위상 변화를 갖고, 수신경로는 3.81 dB 의 잡음지수, 37.38 ~ 37.46 dB 의 이득을 가짐으로써, 요구되는 성능을 만족함을 확인하였다. 제작된 모듈은 차세대소형위성2호 비행모델에 장착되어 있으며, 추후 누리호에 탑재되어 발사될 예정이다.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2005년도 추계종합학술대회
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• pp.261-264
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• 2005

This paper presents the design of a down-conversion mixer with built-in active balun integrated in a $0.25\;{\mu}m$ pHEMT process. The active balun consists of series-connected common-gate FET and common-source FET. The designed balun achieved broadband characteristics by optimizing gate-width and bias condition for the reduction in parasitic effect. From DC to more than 6GHz, the active balun shows the phase error of less than 3 degree and the gain error of less than 0.4 dB. A single-balanced down-conversion mixer with built-in broadband active balun has been designed with optimum width, load resistor and bias for conversion gain and without any matching component for broadband operating. The designed mixer whose size of including on-chip bias circuit is $1\;mm{\times}1\;mm$ shows the conversion gain of better than 7 dB from 2 GHz to 6 GHz and $P_{1dB}$ of -10 dBm at 5.8 GHz

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.137-142
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• 2004

In this paper, we present a new current-current negative feedback(CCNF) differential voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) with 1/f induced low-frequency noise suppressed. By means of the CCNF, the 1/f induced low-frequency noise is removed from the proposed CCNF VCO. Also, high-frequency noise is stopped from being down-converted into phase noise by means of the increased output impedance through the CCNF and the feedback capacitor $C_f. The proposed CCNF VCO represents 11-dB reduction in phase noise at 10 kHz offset, compared with the conventional differential VCO. The phase noise of the proposed CCNF VCO is measured as - 87 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset frequency from 5.5-GHz carrier. The proposed CCNF VCO consumes 14.0 mA at 2.0 V supply voltage, and shows single-ended output power of - 12 dBm.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.452-459
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• 2009

A 6-bit MMIC digital attenuator applicable to X-band TR module has been developed by using $0.5{\mu}m$GaAs pHEMT processes. The Switched-T attenuator scheme and the switched-path attenuator scheme were adopted to obtain low insertion loss and small phase variation, respectively. Resistors and transmission lines are optimized to achieve the digital attenuator with high attenuation accuracy and small phase variation. The digital attenuator has RMS error of 0.4dB, resolution of 0.5dB and dynamic range of 31.5dB. The measurement results show that in-out VSWRs are less than 1.5, phase variation is from -7 to +2 degrees and IIP3 is 36.5dBm.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.295-301
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• 2008

Recently, the demand on mm-wave (millimeter-wave) applications has increased dramatically. While circuits operating in the mm-wave frequency band have been traditionally implemented in III-V or SiGe technologies, recent advances in Si MOSFET operation speed enabled mm-wave circuits realized in a Si CMOS technology. In this work, a 58 GHz CMOS LC cross-coupled VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) was fabricated in a $0.13-{\mu}m$ Si RF CMOS technology. In the course of the circuit design, active device models were modified for improved accuracy in the mm-wave range and EM (electromagnetic) simulation was heavily employed for passive device performance predicttion and interconnection parasitic extraction. The measured operating frequency ranged from 56.5 to 58.5 GHz with a tuning voltage swept from 0 to 2.3 V. The minimum phase noise of -96 dBc/Hz at 5 MHz offset was achieved. The output power varied around -20 dBm over the measured tuning range. The circuit drew current (including buffer current) of 10 mA from 1.5 V supply voltage. The FOM (Figure-Of-Merit) was estimated to be -165.5 dBc/Hz.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.30-35
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• 2006

This paper describes fully integrated low phase noise MMIC voltage controlled oscillators(VCOs). The Asymmetrical Inductance Tank VCO(AIT-VCO), which optimize the shortcoming of the previous tank's inductance optimization approach, has lower phase noise performance due to achieving higher equivalent parallel resistance and Q value of the tank. This VCO features an output power signal in the range of - 11.53 dBm and a tuning range of 261 MHz or 15.2 % of its operating frequency. This VCO exhibits a phase noise of - 117.3 dBc/Hz at a frequency offset of 100 kHz from carrier. A phase noise reduction of 15 dB was achieved relative to only one spiral inductor. The AIT-VCO achieved low very low figure of merit of -184.6 dBc/Hz. The die area, including buffers and bond pads, is $0.9{\times}0.9mm^2$.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.568-574
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• 2024

The development of radiation-tolerant radio-frequency (RF) systems can be a solution for applications in extreme radiation environments, such as nuclear power plant monitoring and space exploration. Among the crucial components within an RF system, the low noise amplifier (LNA) stands out due to its vulnerability to TID effects, mainly relying on transistors as its main devices. In this study, the TID effects in the LNA using standard 0.18 ㎛ complementary metal oxide semiconductors (CMOS) technology are estimated and analyzed. The results show that the LNA can withstand absorbed radiation up to 100 kGy. The S₂₁, S₁₁, noise figure (NF), stability (K), and linearity of the third input intercept point (IIP3) slightly shifted from the initial values of 0.8312 dB, 0.793 dB, 0.00381 dB, 1.34406, and 2.36066 dBm, respectively which are still comparable to the typical performances. Moreover, the standard 0.18 ㎛ technology has demonstrated its radiation tolerance, as it exhibits negligible performance degradation in the conventional LNA even when exposed to radiation levels up to 100 kGy. In this context, simulation approach offers a means to predict the TID effects and estimate the radiation exposure limit for electronic devices, particularly when transistors are used as the primary RF components.