Good performance SiGe power amplifiers applicable to wireless communications are demonstrated.The output power can reach more than 30dBm in class B mode.And in class AB mode,the output power at 1dB compression point (...Good performance SiGe power amplifiers applicable to wireless communications are demonstrated.The output power can reach more than 30dBm in class B mode.And in class AB mode,the output power at 1dB compression point ( P 1dB ) is 24dBm,the output third order intercept (TOI) power is 39dBm under V cc of 4V.The highest power added efficiency (PAE) and PAE at 1dB compression point are 34% and 25%,respectively.The adjacent channel power rejection for CDMA signal is more than 42dBc,which complies with IS95 specification.展开更多
A monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power amplifier (PA) is proposed. It adopts a new on-chip bias circuit, which not only avoids the instability of the direct current bias caused by the change in the...A monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power amplifier (PA) is proposed. It adopts a new on-chip bias circuit, which not only avoids the instability of the direct current bias caused by the change in the power supply and temperature, but also compensates deviations caused by the increase in input power. The bias circuit is a current-mirror configuration, and the feedback circuit helps to maintain bias voltage at a constant level. The gain of the feedback circuit is improved by the addition of a non-inverting amplifier within the feedback circuit. A shunt capacitor at the base node of the active bias transistor enhances the linearity of the PA. The chip is fabricated in an InGaP/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) process. Measured results exhibit a 26. 6-dBm output compression point, 33.6% power-added efficiency (PAE) and - 40.2 dBc adjacent channel power ratio (ACPR) for wide-band code division multiple access (W-CDMA) applications.展开更多
An emitter self-aligned InP-based single heterojunction bipolar transistor with a cutoff frequency (fT) of 162GHz is reported. The emitter size is 0.8μm × 12μm, the maximum DC gain is 120, the offset voltage ...An emitter self-aligned InP-based single heterojunction bipolar transistor with a cutoff frequency (fT) of 162GHz is reported. The emitter size is 0.8μm × 12μm, the maximum DC gain is 120, the offset voltage is 0.10V,and the typical breakdown voltage at Ic = 0. 1μA is 3.8V. This device is suitable for high-speed low-power applications,such as OEIC receivers and analog-to-digital converters.展开更多
An InP-based single-heterojunction bipolar transistor (SHBT) with base μ-bndge and emitter air-bridge is reported. Because those bridges reduce parasitic capacitance greatly, the cutoff frequency fT of the 2μm ...An InP-based single-heterojunction bipolar transistor (SHBT) with base μ-bndge and emitter air-bridge is reported. Because those bridges reduce parasitic capacitance greatly, the cutoff frequency fT of the 2μm ×12.5μm InP SHBT without de-embedding reaches 178GHz. It is critical in high-speed low power applications,such as OEIC receivers and analog-to-digital converters.展开更多
Super performance InGaP/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) with hexagonal emitter are described.The fabricated HBT shows excellent DC characteristics with low V CE offset voltage (<0 15V) and ...Super performance InGaP/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) with hexagonal emitter are described.The fabricated HBT shows excellent DC characteristics with low V CE offset voltage (<0 15V) and low knee voltage (<0 5V).Over 14V of the collector base breakdown voltage BV CBO and over 9V of the collector emitter breakdown voltage BV CEO are obtained.For a self aligned InGaP/GaAs HBT with 2μm×10μm emitter area,the f T is extrapolated to 92GHz and f max is extrapolated to 105GHz.These great values are obtained due to the hexagonal emitter and laterally etched undercut (LEU) of collector,indicating the great potential of InGaP/GaAs HBTs for high speed digital circuit and microwave power applications.展开更多
The alloy temperature dependence of Voffset and Rcontact is studied, and an optimal alloy temperature range for the best trade-off between Voffset and Rcontact, is given for thin base HBTs. In addition,the reason for ...The alloy temperature dependence of Voffset and Rcontact is studied, and an optimal alloy temperature range for the best trade-off between Voffset and Rcontact, is given for thin base HBTs. In addition,the reason for the high Voffset at high alloy temperature is interpreted using Schottky clamped theory. The lower Voffset of our U-shaped emitter HBT than that of traditional strip emitter HBTs is explained.展开更多
A kind of super performance InGaP/GaAs HBT with f T=108GHz and f max =140GHz is demonstrated.The excellent frequency performance results from the novel structure of the U shaped emitter,together with sel...A kind of super performance InGaP/GaAs HBT with f T=108GHz and f max =140GHz is demonstrated.The excellent frequency performance results from the novel structure of the U shaped emitter,together with self aligned emitter and LEU(lateral etched undercut) technologies.The HBT with the novel structure shows a distinguished performance with BV CEO up to 25V.And excellent performance of low V offset of 105mV and V knee of 0 50V is great favor of low power applications.The differences due to the different structure are also compared.展开更多
With the large-signal model extracted from the InGaP/GaAs HBT with three fingers,a three-stage,class AB power amplifier at ISM band is designed.Through the optimization of the traditional bias network,the gain compres...With the large-signal model extracted from the InGaP/GaAs HBT with three fingers,a three-stage,class AB power amplifier at ISM band is designed.Through the optimization of the traditional bias network,the gain compression at the low input power level is eliminated successfully.At 3.5V of supply voltage of the power amplifier after optimization exhibits 30dBm of maximum linear output power,43.4% of power added efficiency 109.7mA of a quite low quiescent bias current ,29.1dB of the corresponding gain,and -100dBc of the adjacent channel power rejection (ACPR) at the output power of 30dBm.展开更多
A self-aligned InP/GalnAs single heterojunction bipolar transistor(HBT) is investigated using a novel T-shaped emitter. A U-shaped emitter layout,selective wet etching,laterally etched undercut, and an air-bridge ar...A self-aligned InP/GalnAs single heterojunction bipolar transistor(HBT) is investigated using a novel T-shaped emitter. A U-shaped emitter layout,selective wet etching,laterally etched undercut, and an air-bridge are applied in this process. The device, which has a 2μm×12μm U-shaped emitter area,demonstrates a common-emitter DC current gain of 170,an offset voltage of 0.2V,a knee voltage of 0.5V, and an open-base breakdown voltage of over 2V. The HBT exhibits good microwave performance with a current gain cutoff frequency of 85GHz and a maximum oscillation frequency of 72GHz, These results indicate that these InP/InGaAs SHBTs are suitable for low-voltage,low-power,and high-frequency applications.展开更多
In nature,many living organisms exhibit low-angle-dependent or even angle-independent structural colors for wide viewing angle,such as the blue skin of mandrill,feather of blue bird and shell of longhorn beetle,etc.To...In nature,many living organisms exhibit low-angle-dependent or even angle-independent structural colors for wide viewing angle,such as the blue skin of mandrill,feather of blue bird and shell of longhorn beetle,etc.To mimic these structural colors,based on periodic semicircular micro-grooved(PSMG) substrate,silica colloidal photonic crystals provide anisotropic angle-independent structural colors.The PSMG photonic crystals were fabricated by self-assembling monodispersed silica nanoparticles on a micro-grooved template,which can be easily prepared in large scale by a hot embossing method,and no additional materials are needed in the whole preparation process.The PSMG photonic crystals exhibit identical structural colors around the groove axis,whereas it is angle-dependent along the groove axis.In addition,this PSMG surface of photonic crystal also leads to color separation effect and monocolor polarization conversion.This system provides a facile and scalable means to prepare anisotropically angleindependent colloidal photonic crystal,which is considered important in applications in the field of anti-counterfeiting or the manufacture of monochromatic light reflector with wide viewing angles and other novel optical devices.展开更多
文摘Good performance SiGe power amplifiers applicable to wireless communications are demonstrated.The output power can reach more than 30dBm in class B mode.And in class AB mode,the output power at 1dB compression point ( P 1dB ) is 24dBm,the output third order intercept (TOI) power is 39dBm under V cc of 4V.The highest power added efficiency (PAE) and PAE at 1dB compression point are 34% and 25%,respectively.The adjacent channel power rejection for CDMA signal is more than 42dBc,which complies with IS95 specification.
基金The National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863 Program)(No.2009AA01Z260)
文摘A monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power amplifier (PA) is proposed. It adopts a new on-chip bias circuit, which not only avoids the instability of the direct current bias caused by the change in the power supply and temperature, but also compensates deviations caused by the increase in input power. The bias circuit is a current-mirror configuration, and the feedback circuit helps to maintain bias voltage at a constant level. The gain of the feedback circuit is improved by the addition of a non-inverting amplifier within the feedback circuit. A shunt capacitor at the base node of the active bias transistor enhances the linearity of the PA. The chip is fabricated in an InGaP/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) process. Measured results exhibit a 26. 6-dBm output compression point, 33.6% power-added efficiency (PAE) and - 40.2 dBc adjacent channel power ratio (ACPR) for wide-band code division multiple access (W-CDMA) applications.
文摘An emitter self-aligned InP-based single heterojunction bipolar transistor with a cutoff frequency (fT) of 162GHz is reported. The emitter size is 0.8μm × 12μm, the maximum DC gain is 120, the offset voltage is 0.10V,and the typical breakdown voltage at Ic = 0. 1μA is 3.8V. This device is suitable for high-speed low-power applications,such as OEIC receivers and analog-to-digital converters.
文摘An InP-based single-heterojunction bipolar transistor (SHBT) with base μ-bndge and emitter air-bridge is reported. Because those bridges reduce parasitic capacitance greatly, the cutoff frequency fT of the 2μm ×12.5μm InP SHBT without de-embedding reaches 178GHz. It is critical in high-speed low power applications,such as OEIC receivers and analog-to-digital converters.
文摘Super performance InGaP/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) with hexagonal emitter are described.The fabricated HBT shows excellent DC characteristics with low V CE offset voltage (<0 15V) and low knee voltage (<0 5V).Over 14V of the collector base breakdown voltage BV CBO and over 9V of the collector emitter breakdown voltage BV CEO are obtained.For a self aligned InGaP/GaAs HBT with 2μm×10μm emitter area,the f T is extrapolated to 92GHz and f max is extrapolated to 105GHz.These great values are obtained due to the hexagonal emitter and laterally etched undercut (LEU) of collector,indicating the great potential of InGaP/GaAs HBTs for high speed digital circuit and microwave power applications.
文摘The alloy temperature dependence of Voffset and Rcontact is studied, and an optimal alloy temperature range for the best trade-off between Voffset and Rcontact, is given for thin base HBTs. In addition,the reason for the high Voffset at high alloy temperature is interpreted using Schottky clamped theory. The lower Voffset of our U-shaped emitter HBT than that of traditional strip emitter HBTs is explained.
文摘A kind of super performance InGaP/GaAs HBT with f T=108GHz and f max =140GHz is demonstrated.The excellent frequency performance results from the novel structure of the U shaped emitter,together with self aligned emitter and LEU(lateral etched undercut) technologies.The HBT with the novel structure shows a distinguished performance with BV CEO up to 25V.And excellent performance of low V offset of 105mV and V knee of 0 50V is great favor of low power applications.The differences due to the different structure are also compared.
文摘With the large-signal model extracted from the InGaP/GaAs HBT with three fingers,a three-stage,class AB power amplifier at ISM band is designed.Through the optimization of the traditional bias network,the gain compression at the low input power level is eliminated successfully.At 3.5V of supply voltage of the power amplifier after optimization exhibits 30dBm of maximum linear output power,43.4% of power added efficiency 109.7mA of a quite low quiescent bias current ,29.1dB of the corresponding gain,and -100dBc of the adjacent channel power rejection (ACPR) at the output power of 30dBm.
文摘A self-aligned InP/GalnAs single heterojunction bipolar transistor(HBT) is investigated using a novel T-shaped emitter. A U-shaped emitter layout,selective wet etching,laterally etched undercut, and an air-bridge are applied in this process. The device, which has a 2μm×12μm U-shaped emitter area,demonstrates a common-emitter DC current gain of 170,an offset voltage of 0.2V,a knee voltage of 0.5V, and an open-base breakdown voltage of over 2V. The HBT exhibits good microwave performance with a current gain cutoff frequency of 85GHz and a maximum oscillation frequency of 72GHz, These results indicate that these InP/InGaAs SHBTs are suitable for low-voltage,low-power,and high-frequency applications.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFA0200800, 2013CB834505)he National Natural Science Foundation of China(U1430128,21503244)
文摘In nature,many living organisms exhibit low-angle-dependent or even angle-independent structural colors for wide viewing angle,such as the blue skin of mandrill,feather of blue bird and shell of longhorn beetle,etc.To mimic these structural colors,based on periodic semicircular micro-grooved(PSMG) substrate,silica colloidal photonic crystals provide anisotropic angle-independent structural colors.The PSMG photonic crystals were fabricated by self-assembling monodispersed silica nanoparticles on a micro-grooved template,which can be easily prepared in large scale by a hot embossing method,and no additional materials are needed in the whole preparation process.The PSMG photonic crystals exhibit identical structural colors around the groove axis,whereas it is angle-dependent along the groove axis.In addition,this PSMG surface of photonic crystal also leads to color separation effect and monocolor polarization conversion.This system provides a facile and scalable means to prepare anisotropically angleindependent colloidal photonic crystal,which is considered important in applications in the field of anti-counterfeiting or the manufacture of monochromatic light reflector with wide viewing angles and other novel optical devices.