This letter reports the design and measurements of a SiGe BiCMOS duplexer developed for T/R (transmit/receive) Ka-band SatCom on-the-move user terminals. The IC presented in this work is designed for the integration in a hexa-core chip for dual-band phased array applications. Due to the particular configuration of the chip, the duplexer has four ports: one common port, one input port for the R channel and two output ports for the T channels. The chip size is 570 × 400 μm 2 including the measurements pads. Simulated and measured results demonstrate that the proposed device achieves good performance in both frequency bands in terms of input matching, transmission losses and isolation.
A Four-Port SiGe BiCMOS Duplexer for Ka-Band SatCom on the Move User Terminals
BOCCIA, LUIGI;ARNIERI, EMILIO;AMENDOLA, Gian Domenico;
2015-01-01
Abstract
This letter reports the design and measurements of a SiGe BiCMOS duplexer developed for T/R (transmit/receive) Ka-band SatCom on-the-move user terminals. The IC presented in this work is designed for the integration in a hexa-core chip for dual-band phased array applications. Due to the particular configuration of the chip, the duplexer has four ports: one common port, one input port for the R channel and two output ports for the T channels. The chip size is 570 × 400 μm 2 including the measurements pads. Simulated and measured results demonstrate that the proposed device achieves good performance in both frequency bands in terms of input matching, transmission losses and isolation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
