A 5.8 GHz High Gain MMIC Amplifier Considering the Coupling Effects among the Lumped Elements

소자간 결합효과를 고려한 5.8 GHz ISM 대역 고이득 MMIC 증폭기

  • 황인갑 (전주대학교 공학부 전기전자전공)
  • Published : 2002.12.01

Abstract

A 5.8 GHz high gain MMIC amplifier was designed and fabricated. A HEMT was used as a active device and the spiral inductors and the metal insulator metal capacitors were used as the passive devices. To stabilize the high gain amplifier a RC feedback circuit was used. The amplifier has 4 stage and 31 dB measured gain. To prevent a oscillation by the coupling effects among the passive devices, the distance between the passive devices are made as far as possible. The via grounds were used to reduce the coupling effect between the input stage and the output stage.

본 논문에서는 ISM대역에서 사용 가능한 5.8 GHz 고이득 증폭기를 MMIC로 설계 제작하였다. 능동소자로는 HEMT를 사용하였으며, 수동소자로는 spiral 인덕터 와 metal insulator metal 커패시터를 이용한 개별소자를 사용하였다. 고이득 증폭기의 안정도를 해결하기 위하여 RC 귀환회로를 사용하였으며 4단 증폭기를 사용하여 31 dB의 이득을 얻었다. 고이득 증폭기이므로 layout 시 수동 소자간의 결합효과에 의한 발진을 방지하기 위하여 소자간의 거리를 가능한 한 멀리하고, 입력단과 출력단 사이에 비아 접지를 두어 소자간의 결합효과를 최소화하였다.

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