RF MEMS and GaAs based reconfigurable RF front-end components for wide-band multi-functional phased arrays

R. Malmqvist; A. Gustafsson; T. Nilsson; C. Samuelsson; I. Ferrer; Tauno Vähä-Heikkilä; R. Erickson

doi:10.1109/EUMC.2006.281020

RF MEMS and GaAs based reconfigurable RF front-end components for wide-band multi-functional phased arrays

R. Malmqvist, A. Gustafsson, T. Nilsson, C. Samuelsson, I. Ferrer, Tauno Vähä-Heikkilä, R. Erickson

Swedish Defense Research Agency

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Abstract

We study possibilities of implementing flexible and programmable components for the RF front-ends of wideband multi-functional phased arrays using GaAs MMIC and RF MEMS technologies. The use of MEMS reconfigurable matching networks in tunable bandpass LNAs is proposed to achieve wider tuning ranges (e.g. 6.5-9.9GHz is obtained according to simulations) and adequate performance of such LNAs. We further demonstrate the potential for monolithic integration with active devices by showing how variable MEMS capacitors may be realized in a GaAs foundry process.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 36th European Microwave Conference
Subtitle of host publication	Manchester, UK, 10-15 September 2006
Place of Publication	Manchester, UK
Publisher	IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Pages	1798-1801
ISBN (Print)	2-9600551-6-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EUMC.2006.281020
Publication status	Published - 2006
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication

Keywords

MMIC amplifiers
microelectromechanical devices
impedance matching
phased arrays

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Malmqvist, R., Gustafsson, A., Nilsson, T., Samuelsson, C., Ferrer, I., Vähä-Heikkilä, T., & Erickson, R. (2006). RF MEMS and GaAs based reconfigurable RF front-end components for wide-band multi-functional phased arrays. In Proceedings of the 36th European Microwave Conference: Manchester, UK, 10-15 September 2006 (pp. 1798-1801). IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/EUMC.2006.281020

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RF MEMS and GaAs based reconfigurable RF front-end components for wide-band multi-functional phased arrays. / Malmqvist, R.; Gustafsson, A.; Nilsson, T. et al.
Proceedings of the 36th European Microwave Conference: Manchester, UK, 10-15 September 2006. Manchester, UK: IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, 2006. p. 1798-1801.

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Malmqvist R, Gustafsson A, Nilsson T, Samuelsson C, Ferrer I, Vähä-Heikkilä T et al. RF MEMS and GaAs based reconfigurable RF front-end components for wide-band multi-functional phased arrays. In Proceedings of the 36th European Microwave Conference: Manchester, UK, 10-15 September 2006. Manchester, UK: IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. 2006. p. 1798-1801 doi: 10.1109/EUMC.2006.281020

RF MEMS and GaAs based reconfigurable RF front-end components for wide-band multi-functional phased arrays

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