Gallium Nitride (GaN) Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) Designs Submitted to Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Sponsored Qorvo Fabrication

Abstract

The US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) is exploring devices and circuits for radio frequency communications, networking, and sensor systems of interest to Department of Defense applications, particularly for next-generation radar systems. Broadband, efficient, high-power MMIC amplifiers are extremely important in any communication system that must operate reliably and efficiently in continually crowded spectrums, with multiple purposes for communications, networking, and radar. This report briefly summarizes several designs using Qorvos 0.25-m high power, efficient, gallium nitride on 4-mil silicon carbide process that were submitted to an Air Force Research Laboratory-sponsored wafer fabrication.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1037492

Entities

People

  • John E. Penn

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Amplifiers
  • Broadband
  • Circuits
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fabrication
  • Frequency
  • Gallium Nitrides
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Microwave Integrated Circuits
  • Military Research
  • Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits
  • Radar
  • Radio Frequency
  • Silicon Carbide

Readers

  • Aerospace Research.
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics