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Advancement in T/R Module Interconnects Andrew J. Piloto1, Reiichi Yamada1, Jerry Burgess2, and Rick Hall2 1 Kyocera America, Inc., 8611 Balboa Avenue, San Diego, CA 92123, USA, 858-576-2600 2 Corning Gilbert, Inc., 4201 N. 47th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85031, USA, 800-651-8869 ABSTRACT -- Emerging RF systems which incorporate active phased array antenna subsystems demand major improvements in the mi

Power HBT reliability for space applications Ph AUXEMERY1, G.PATAUT1, H.BLANCK², W.DOSER² (1) United Monolithic Semiconductors RD128 91401 Orsay France (2) United Monolithic Semiconductors GmbH Wilhelm-Runge Strasse 11 89081 ULM GERMANY Abstract -- High power HBT process developed by UMS for X-band application have been space evaluated under CNES and ESA funding. The reliability assessment plan fe

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Microwave Technologies for Satellite Systems: an ESA Perspective François Deborgies ESA-ESTEC, TOS-ETP, Keplerlaan 1, 2201AZ Noordwijk, The Netherlands, +31 (0)71 565 5696, Francois.Deborgies-ESA.int Abstract -- This paper intends to review the trends in solid-state microwave technologies and their impact on the anticipated performance enhancement expected for space applications. I. INTRODUCTION

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The Effects of Compositionally Graded Bases and Annealing on InGaP-GaAs HBTs Grown by MBE using a GaP Decomposition Source Jin Hyoun Joe1 and Mohamed Missous1 1 University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering & Electronics Sackville Street, Manchester M60 1QD, England, U.K. Phone : +44 161 200 4797 E-Mail : J.Joe-postgrad.umist.ac.uk and missous-

STUDY OF TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE OF TURN-ON VOLTAGES IN III-V HBTS H Sheng1, A A Rezazadeh current address: NortelNetworks, Ottawa, Canada Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), PO Box 88, Manchester, M60 1QD, UK 1 Abstract- We report variation of collector and base currents with temperature from 80K-400K on InGaA

Mechanism of Current Gain increase of Heterostructure Bipolar Transistors Passivated by Low-Temperature Deposited SiNx Z. Jin, S. Neumann, W. Prost, and F.-J. Tegude Solid-State Electronics Department, University Duisburg-Essen, Lotharstrasse. 55, ZHO, 47048 Duisburg, Germany. Abstract -- The graded base InGaAs/InP heterostructure bipolar transistors (HBTs) were passivated by the low-temperature