Wideband fully monolithic X- and K-band GaAs receiver

Two wideband, fully monolithic receiver modules were developed at X- and K-bands. The X-band receiver results are comparable to those of the hybrid design. By using the frequency scaling and standard microcell design approaches, the K-band receiver showed very good first iteration results. The X-band receiver module has an overall gain of 20 dB with 6-10-GHz RF input signal, 9-13-GHz LO (local oscillator) and 3-GHz IF. The K-band receiver has 12 dB conversion gain with 18-22-GHz RF input signal, 21-25-GHz LO and 3-GHz IF.<
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