Proceedings of the 4th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference Alternative Architectures for Narrowband VaractorTuned Bandpass Filters Andrew C. Guyette Microwave Technology Branch, Naval Research Laboratory Washington, DC, 20375, USA andrew.guyette-nrl.navy.mil Abstract-- A unique design approach for narrowband tunable bandpass filters is presented which focuses on engineering the tune

Proceedings of the 4th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference X-Band GaN-HEMT LNA Performance versus Robustness Trade-Off A. Bettidi1, F. Corsaro2, A. Cetronio1, A. Nanni1, M. Peroni1, P. Romanini1 1 SELEX Sistemi Integrati SpA, Rome 00131, Italy 2 SESM s.c.a.r.l., Rome 00131, Italy abettidi.selex-si.com Abstract-- In this paper design, fabrication and test of three XBand robust LNA

Proceedings of the 4th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference An Accurate Package Model for 60 W GaN Power Transistors Jens Flucke, Franz-Josef Schm¨ ckle, Wolfgang Heinrich, and Matthias Rudolph u Ferdinand-Braun-Institut f¨ r H¨ chstfrequenztechnik (FBH) u o Gustav-Kirchhoff-Str. 4, D-12489 Berlin, Germany rudolph-fbh-berlin.de Abstract-- This paper reports on a straightforward yet

Proceedings of the 4th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference A Novel Tuning Concept for Wideband VCOs Based on a Shunt-FET Rainer Weber, Ingmar Kallfass, Matthias Seelmann-Eggebert, Arnulf Leuther Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics (IAF) Tullastrasse 72, D-79108 Freiburg, Germany Email: rainer.weber-iaf.fraunhofer.de Abstract-- A novel tuning concept for wideband vol

Proceedings of the 4th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference LNA Performance Optimisation Using Post-production Noise Characterisation Walter Ciccognani#1, Andrea Cremonini*2, Ernesto Limiti #3, Patrick Ettore Longhi#4, Alessandro Orfei*5, Lucio Scucchia#6 # Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Rome "Tor Vergata" Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Roma, Italy 3 4 1 walter.

Proceedings of the 4th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference Microwave Power Performance on AlGaN/GaN HEMTs on Composite Substrate Jean-Claude De Jaeger#1, Virginie Hoel#, Nicolas Defrance#, Yannick Douvry#, Christophe Gaquiere#, & & Marie-Antoinette di Forte-Poisson*2, James Thorpe^ 3, Hacene Lahreche , Robert Langer 4 # IEMN (Institut d'Electronique, de Microélectronique et de Nano

Proceedings of the 4th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference A Design Approach to Increase Gain Feature of a Doherty Power Amplifier Paolo Colantonio, Franco Giannini, Rocco Giofrè, Marco Piacentini, Luca Piazzon Electronic Engineering Department of the University of Roma Tor Vergata, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Roma Italy paolo.colantonio-uniroma2.it Abstract One of the main drawba

Proceedings of the 4th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference Wide-Band Multi-Bias Equivalent Circuit Extraction for FinFET Transistors Accommodating HighFrequency Kink-Behaviours S. M. Homayouni#1, D. Schreurs#2, B. Nauwelaers#3 # Electrical Engineering Dept., TELEMIC Div., Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, Heverlee (Leuven), Belgium 2 Majid.Homayouni-esat.kul

Proceedings of the 4th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference Efficiency improvement in Doherty Power Amplifier by using Class F approach Paolo Colantonio, Franco Giannini, Rocco Giofrè, Luca Piazzon Electronic Engineering Department of the University of Roma Tor Vergata, via del Politecnico n°1 00133 Roma Italy giofr-ing.uniroma2.it Abstract-- In this contribution, the design of an un

Proceedings of the 4th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference A 60GHz LC-VCO Module using Flip-Chip on a Laminate Substrate M. Notten#, H. Veenstra#, X. Huang*, J.B. Mills# # Philips Research Laboratories, High Tech Campus 37, 5656 AE Eindhoven, The Netherlands 1 marc.notten-philips.com * Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 4, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands lines (CPW TL). In