Research in Integrated, High-Frequency Communication Circuits.

Abstract

This report summarizes our research results in Integrated, High-Frequency Communication Circuits. A monolithic integrated circuit process giving 1.7 GHz transistors has been realized. This allowed realization of an optimum, wideband, low-distortion, monolithic amplifier with 20 dB gain and 370 MHz bandwidth. The circuit incorporates low-noise Zener diodes and has a worst case noise figure of 9 dB. Research on monolithic VCOs yielded an optimum topology for a temperature-stable high-frequency VCO. A monolithic triangle sine wave converter yielding 0.3% total harmonic distortion over a 70 deg C temperature range has been realized for use with such VCOs. A computer-aided design program SINC-S has been written for the analysis of oscillator circuits. This typically gives a factor of three improvement in computation time compared with conventional techniques. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA043560

Entities

People

  • D. O. Pederson
  • R. G. Meyer

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Amplifiers
  • Bandwidth
  • Circuits
  • Computations
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Computers
  • Converters
  • Diodes
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Oscillators
  • Sine Waves
  • Waves

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Microwave Engineering.