Monolithic active filters at microwave frequencies
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Conventional L-C filters can cause problems in integration into monolithic form as the inductors take large amounts of chip areas and only offer low Q values. The RF active filter approach is an alternative, and a technique is described that expands on previously reported work. Fully-monolithic silicon devices were used, with the addition of silicon-on-insulator (SOI). The advantage of low-power, monolithic, selective-gain amplifiers is that low-cost receivers can be designed for a small silicon area.
Publication Name: GEC Journal of Technology
Subject: Telecommunications industry
ISSN: 1367-0476
Year: 1997
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Design rules for fluxless soldering
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Most commercial soldering operations require the use of fluxes, but fluxes are unsuitable for use in certain applications. All soldering of hybrids for space electronics circuitry must be undertaken without the use of fluxes, and measures need to be taken to avoid oxide formation and to allow wetting and spreading of the solder. Gold is often the preferred choice of finish, especially where the use of chemical fluxes is excluded. Indium based solders can be more tolerant to gold metallizations.
Publication Name: GEC Journal of Technology
Subject: Telecommunications industry
ISSN: 1367-0476
Year: 1998
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Power splitting and combining techniques on MMICS
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Power splitting and combining techniques are an aspect of power amplifier design using monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs). The characteristics of available MMIC devices are described, and the way in which the layout of parasitic components restrict the maximum size of individual devices is discussed. The Wilkinson, bus-bar and parallel matching networks are the most commonly used MMIC power splitters and combiners.
Publication Name: GEC Journal of Technology
Subject: Telecommunications industry
ISSN: 1367-0476
Year: 1998
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