A Ka-band HBT two-stage LNA

A Ka-band HBT two-stage LNA has been developed. This circuit is to be used in a multifunction T/R module which includes both analog and digital functions. The measured noise figure is 5 dB from 30 GHz to 34 GHz, with an associated gain of better than 7.5 dB. A single-stage LNA has also been developed. The measured noise figure is 4 dB from 33 GHz to 35 GHz with an associated gain of 4 dB. These results are the best yet reported at Ka-band for a HBT LNA. The amplifiers have been designed to minimize the noise measure.

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