• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1999년도 하계학술대회 논문집 G
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• pp.3181-3183
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• 1999

A CMOS two-stage oscillator applicable to requiring in- and quadrature-phase components such as RF and data retiming applications are presented using phase-look-ahead technique. This paper clearly describes the operation principle of the presented two-stage oscillator and the principle can be also applicable to the high speed high speed divide-by-two is usually used for prescaler of the frequency synthesizer. Also, the sucessful oscillation of the proposed oscillator using PLA is confirmed through the experiment. The test vehicle is designed using 0.8 ${\mu}m$ N-well CMOS process and it has a maximum 914MHz oscillation showing -75dBclHz phase noise at 100kHz offset with single 2V supply.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2005년도 추계종합학술대회
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• pp.599-602
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• 2005

In this paper, we have performed a study that modifies the CPW Pad configurations to improve an $f_{max}$ characteristic of metamorphic HEMT. To analyze the CPW Pad structures of MHEMT, we use the ADS momentum simulator developed by $Agilent^{TM}$. Comparing the employed structure (G/W = 40/100 m), the optimized structure (G/W = 20/25 m) of CPW MHEMT shows the increased $S_{21}$ by 2.5 dB, which is one of the dominant parameters influencing the $f_{max}$ of MHEMT. To compare the performances of optimized MHEMT with the employed MHEMT, DC and RF characteristics of the fabricated MHEMT were measured. In the case of optimized CPW MHEMT, the measured saturated drain current density and transconductance $(g_m)$ were 693 mA/mm and 647 mS/mm, respectively. RF measurements were performed in a frequency range of $0.1{\sim}110$ GHz. A high $S_{21}$ gain of 5.5 dB is shown at a millimeter-wave frequency of 110 GHz. Two kinds of RF gains, $h_{21}$ and maximum available gain (MAG), versus the frequency, and a cut-off frequency ($f_t$) of ${\sim}154$ GHz and a maximum frequency of oscillation ($f_{max}$) of ${\sim}358$ GHz are obtained, respectively, from the extrapolation of the RF gains for a device biased at a peak transconductance. An optimized CPW MHEMT structure is one of the first reports among fabricated 0.1 m gate length MHEMTs.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.75-80
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• 2005

This paper addresses a fully-integrated low phase noise X-band oscillator fabricated using a carbon-doped InGaP heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) GaAs process with a cutoff frequency of 53.2 GHz and maximum oscillation frequency of 70 GHz. The oscillator circuit consists of a negative resistance generating circuit with a base inductor, a resonating emitter circuit with a microstrip line, and a buffering resistive collector circuit with a tuning diode. The oscillator exhibits 4.33 dBm output power and achieves -127.8 dBc/Hz phase noise at 100 kHz away from a 10.39 GHz oscillating frequency, which benchmarks the lowest reported phase noise achieved for a monolithic X-band oscillator. The oscillator draws a 36 mA current from a 6.19 V supply with 47.1 MHz of frequency tuning range using a 4 V change. It occupies a $0.8mm{\times}0.8mm$ die area.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.312-317
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• 2015

In this paper, the RF characteristics of multi-finger MOSFETs were improved by decreasing the parasitic capacitance in spite of increased gate resistance in a 90-nm CMOS technology. Two types of device structures were designed to compare the parasitic capacitance in the gate-to-source ($C_{gs}$) and gate-to-drain ($C_{gd}$) configurations. The radio frequency (RF) performance of multi-finger MOSFETs, such as cut-off frequency ($f_T$) and maximum-oscillation frequency ($f_{max}$) improved by approximately 10% by reducing the parasitic capacitance about 8.2% while maintaining the DC performance.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.49-60
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• 2002

This paper describes a simple method for evaluating the design wind loads for the structural frames of circular flat roofs with long spans. The dynamic response of several roof models were numerically analyzed in the time domain as well as in the frequency domain by using wind pressure data obtained from a wind tunnel experiment. The instantaneous displacement and bending moment of the roof were computed, and the maximum load effects were evaluated. The results indicate that the wind-induced oscillation of the roof is generally dominated by the first mode and the gust effect factor approach can be applied to the evaluation of the maximum load effects. That is, the design wind load can be represented by the time-averaged wind pressure multiplied by the gust effect factor for the first mode. Based on the experimental results for the first modal force, an empirical formula for the gust effect factor is provided as a function of the geometric and structural parameters of the roof and the turbulence intensity of the approach flow. The equivalent design pressure coefficients, which reproduce the maximum load effects, are also discussed. A simplified model of the pressure coefficient distribution is presented.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.614-621
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• 2011

본 논문은 Mobile-DTV 응용을 위한 광대역 DCO(Digitally Controlled Oscillator)의 설계에 대해 다룬다. DCO는 발전 주파수를 생성하는 회로로 ADPLL(All-digital Phase-locked Loop)의 핵심 블록이다. 본 논문에서는 광대역 DCO 설계를 위해 기존의 Fixed delay chain을 변형한 binary delay chain(BDC) 구조를 제안하였다. 제안된 구조는 $2^i$ 형태로 $0{\leq}i{\leq}n-1$ 범위의 서로 다른 지연시간을 갖는 여러개의 지연셀의 조합을 통해 발진 주파수를 생성한다. BDC 형태는 응용에 맞는 지연셀의 조합과 해상도를 선택할 수 있기 때문에 지연셀의 최적화가 가능하다. 제안된 DCO는 1.8V chartered $0.18{\mu}m$ CMOS 공정을 이용하여 Cadence사의 Spectre RF 툴에서 검증되었다. 실험결과 77MHz~2.07GHz의 주파수 대역파 3ps의 해상도를 나타내었다. 위상잡음은 Mobile-DTV 표준의 최대 주파수인 1675MHz에서 -101dBc/Hz@1MHz를 나타내었고 전력소모는 5.87mW를 나타내었다. 이는 ATSC-M/H, DVB-H, ISDB-T, T-DMB 등 Mobile-DTV의 표준을 만족한다.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 밀리미터파 대역에서 광대역 특성을 갖는 MHEMT (Metamorphic High Electron Mobility Transistor) cascode 증폭기를 설계 및 제작하였다. Cascode 증폭기 제작을 위해 먼저 $0.1{\mu}m$ InGaAs/InAlAs/GaAs MHEMT를 설계 및 제작하였다. 제작된 MHEMT는 드레인 전류 밀도가 670 mA/mm이고, 최대 전달컨덕턴스(gm)는 688 mS/mm이며, 주파수 특성으로 전류이득 차단 주파수($f_T$)는 139 GHz, 최대 공진 주파수($f_{max}$)는 266 GHz의 특성을 나타내었다. 설계된 cascode 증폭기는 회로의 발진을 막기 위해서 저항과 캐패시터를 commom gate 소자의 드레인이 병렬로 연결하였다. Cascode 증폭기는 CPW (Coplanar Waveguide) 전송선로를 이용하여 광대역 특성을 얻을 수 있도록 정합회로를 설계하였다. 설계된 증폭기는 본 실험실에서 개발된 MHEMT MMIC 공정을 이용해 제작되었다. 제작된 cascode 증폭기의 측정결과, 3 dB 대역폭이 20.76$\sim$71.13 GHz로 50.37 GHz의 넓은 대역 특성을 얻었으며, 대역내에서 평균 7.07 dB 및 30 GHz에서 최대 10.3 dB의 S21 이득 특성을 나타내었다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제27권4B호
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• pp.365-371
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• 2002

본 논문에서는 전자선 묘화 장비를 이용하여 게이트 길이가 0.2 $\mu\textrm{m}$ 이하인 밀리미터파용 전력 PHEMT 소자를 제작하고 DC 특성과 주파수 특성 그리고 전력 특성을 측정하고 분석하였다. PHEMT의 제작에 사용된 단위공정은 저 저항 오믹 접촉, 에어 브릿지 및 후면 가공 공정기술 등을 이용하였다. 제작된 전력용 PHEMT는 35 GHz의 중심주파수에서 4 dB의 S21 이득과 317 mS/mm의 최대 전달컨덕턴스 그리고 62 GHz의 차단주파수와 12G GHz의 최대 공진주파수를 나타내었다. 또한 측정된 전력 특성은 35.5 %의 드레인 효율과 16 dB의 최대 출력전력 그리고 4 dB의 전력 이득을 나타내었다.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.490-496
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• 2015

We have grown AlN/GaN heterostructure which is a promising candidate for mm-wave applications. For the growth of the high quality very thin AlN barrier, indium was introduced as a surfactant at the growth temperature varied from 750 to $1070^{\circ}C$, which results in improving electrical properties of two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG). The heterostructure with barrier thickness of 7 nm grown at of $800^{\circ}C$ exhibited best Hall measurement results; such as sheet resistance of $215{\Omega}/{\Box}$electron mobility of $1430cm^2/V{\cdot}s$, and two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) density of $2.04{\times}10^{13}/cm^2$. The high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) was fabricated on the grown heterostructure. The device with gate length of $0.2{\mu}m$ exhibited excellent DC and RF performances; such as maximum drain current of 937 mA/mm, maximum transconductance of 269 mS/mm, current gain cut-off frequency of 40 GHz, and maximum oscillation frequency of 80 GHz.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제45권12호
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• pp.41-46
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 $0.1{\mu}m$ InGaAs/InAlAs/GaAs metamorphic HEMT기술을 기반으로 하여 D-Band(110 - 140 GHz) 대역에서 동작하는 MMIC 2단 구동 증폭기를 제작하였다. 제작된 구동 증폭기는 밀리미터파 대역인 110 GHz에서 10 dB 이상의 우수한 $S_{21}$ 이득 특성을 보였으며, 이때 반사 특성 또한 $S_{11}$ -3.5 dB와 $S_{22}$ -6.5 dB로 양호한 특성을 얻었다. 이러한 높은 성능의 MMIC 구동증폭기의 특성은 주로 MHEMT 성능에 기인한다. 본 논문에서 적용한 $0.1{\mu}m$ MHEMT는 760 mS/mm의 전달컨덕턴스 특성과 195 GHz의 차단주파수 391 GHz의 최대공진 주파수 특성을 갖는다.