Abstract
A Ka-band GaAs Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) 4-bit digital phase shifter for a soil moisture radiometer phased array antenna is presented. The phase shifter is comprised of GaAs pHEMT passive devices and high-pass/low-pass (HP/LP) and switched filter networks. The passive HEMT's gate is biased with 0 or -3 V to control the desired phase shifts. The simulation results demonstrate 11 ± 1 dB insertion loss (IL) and the input and output return loss (RL) is higher than 8.8 dB over the band of 36 - 38 GHz. The root mean square (RMS) phase error is smaller than 4° within the band. The phase shifter is designed using 0.15 µm GaAs pHEMT process. The phase shifter power consumption is almost zero. The chip size is about 2 mm × 1 mm, including the pads and scribe lines.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | ICCE 2020 - 2020 IEEE 8th International Conference on Communications and Electronics |
| Editors | Saewoong Bahk, Phuoc Tran-Gia, Jan Van der Spiegel, Nguyen Xuan Quynh |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Pages | 197-202 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781728154701 |
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| State | Published - 13 01 2021 |
| Event | 8th IEEE International Conference on Communications and Electronics, ICCE 2020 - Phu Quoc, Viet Nam Duration: 13 01 2021 → 15 01 2021 |
Publication series
| Name | ICCE 2020 - 2020 IEEE 8th International Conference on Communications and Electronics |
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Conference
| Conference | 8th IEEE International Conference on Communications and Electronics, ICCE 2020 |
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| Country/Territory | Viet Nam |
| City | Phu Quoc |
| Period | 13/01/21 → 15/01/21 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- 0.15 µm GaAs pHEMT process
- GaAs MMIC
- Ka-band
- passive HEMTs
- passive phase shifter
- soil moisture radiometer
- switch-type