220-GHz metamorphic HEMT amplifier MMICs for high-resolution imaging applications

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2070-2076

  Tessmann, Axel ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SOLID STATE PHYSICS IAF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cascode; Coplanar waveguide; G band; Metamorphic high electron mobility transistor (MHEMT); Millimeter wave amplifier; Monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC)

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); BANDWIDTH; CASCADE CONNECTIONS; DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MILLIMETER WAVES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM;

CASCODE; G-BAND; METAMORPHIC HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS (MHEMT); MILLIMETER-WAVE AMPLIFIERS;

MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 27844447021     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2005.854591     Document Type: Conference Paper

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