Analysis of multiconductor coupled-line marchand baluns for miniature MMIC design
Journal
IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
Journal Volume
55
Journal Issue
6
Pages
1190-1198
Date Issued
2007
Author(s)
Abstract
The analysis and systematic design procedure for multiconductor coupled-line Marchand baluns are presented in this paper. A simple two-conductor coupled-line model is used to analyze the Marchand balun and simplify the analysis significantly. Two monolithic balanced frequency doublers with miniature Marchand baluns are implemented to verify the design procedure. Both the chips achieve the smallest chip sizes at their operating frequencies with comparable performance. © 2007 IEEE.
Subjects
Balun; Diode; Frequency doubler; Marchand balun; Monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC)
Type
conference paper