Design study of multilayer lumped element balanced LNA using LTCC technology.

Yau Chi-kit.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 149-151).Abstracts in English and Chinese.AbstractAcknowledgementsTable of ContentsChapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1Chapter Chapter 2 --- Background Theory --- p.5Chapter 2.1 --- Power Dividers and Couplers --- p.5Chapter 2.1.1 --- 3dB Wilkinson Power Divider --- p.5Chapter 2.1.2 --- Branch Line Coupler --- p.9Chapter 2.2 --- Balanced Amplifier --- p.11Chapter 2.2.1 --- Working Mechanism of Balanced Amplifier --- p.11Chapter 2.2.2 --- Effects of Coupler's Phase Imbalance and Gain Mismatch --- p.15Chapter 2.3 --- Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC) Technology --- p.21Chapter 2.3.1 --- Overview of LTCC Technology --- p.21Chapter 2.3.2 --- LTCC Material Properties and Performance --- p.23Chapter 2.3.3 --- Advantages and Disadvantages of LTCC Technology --- p.24Chapter Chapter 3 --- LTCC Basic Components Characterization --- p.27Chapter 3.1 --- Embedded Capacitors --- p.28Chapter 3.1.1 --- Vertical Structure for Embedded Capacitors --- p.28Chapter 3.1.2 --- Shunt Capacitor --- p.29Chapter 3.1.3 --- Series Capacitor --- p.45Chapter 3.2 --- Embedded Inductors --- p.54Chapter 3.2.1 --- Shunt Inductor --- p.54Chapter 3.2.2 --- Series Inductor --- p.61Chapter Chapter 4 --- Design Methodology for LTCC Integrated Passive Devices (IPD) --- p.69Chapter 4.1 --- LTCC Circuit Design Roadmap --- p.70Chapter 4.2 --- Design of a 1.88GHz Lumped Element 3dB Branch Line Coupler --- p.73Chapter 4.2.1 --- Vertical Structure --- p.73Chapter 4.2.2 --- Design Specifications --- p.74Chapter 4.2.3 --- Schematic Design --- p.74Chapter 4.2.4 --- Design Library --- p.79Chapter 4.2.5 --- Commercial EM Simulator --- p.83Chapter 4.2.6 --- Layout and Optimization Designs --- p.89Chapter 4.3 --- Design of a 1.88GHz Lumped Element 3dB Wilkinson's Power Divider with 90° phase difference between two outputs --- p.96Chapter 4.4 --- 3-port Measurement Technique --- p.106Chapter Chapter 5 --- Noise Analysis and Noise Parameters Measurement --- p.110Chapter 5.1 --- Noise Figure of an Amplifier --- p.110Chapter 5.2 --- Noise Correlation Matrices --- p.114Chapter 5.2.1 --- Definition --- p.114Chapter 5.2.2 --- Transformation of Representation --- p.116Chapter 5.2.3 --- Connection of Correlation Matrices --- p.117Chapter 5.3 --- Noise Characterization --- p.118Chapter 5.3.1 --- Conventional Measurement Technique --- p.118Chapter 5.3.2 --- Determination of Noise Parameters Using Four Nonsingular Measurements --- p.119Chapter 5.3.3 --- A De-embedding Technique for Extracting Noise Parameters --- p.121Chapter Chapter 6 --- Design of a 1.88GHz LTCC Balanced LNA --- p.126Chapter 6.1 --- Design Specifications --- p.126Chapter 6.2 --- Design of LTCC D.C. Biasing Circuit --- p.128Chapter 6.3 --- Stability Consideration --- p.129Chapter 6.4 --- Matching Networks Design --- p.133Chapter 6.4.1 --- Input Matching Network --- p.133Chapter 6.4.2 --- Output Matching Network --- p.136Chapter 6.5 --- Design of the LTCC Balanced LNA --- p.140Chapter Chapter 7 --- Conclusion and Future Work --- p.148References --- p.149Author's Publication --- p.152Appendix A Even and Odd Modes Analysis for Power Dividers --- p.153Appendix B TRL Calibration Technique --- p.16