Millimeter wave integrated circuits

The design and implementation of millimetre-wave (mm-wave) integrated circuits using MMIC technology are explored in this work. To make possible the widespread use of MMIC technology for mm-wave applications, high performance MMIC mm-wave transceivers must be shown to be viable for high-volume production. Low noise amplifiers (LNAs), mixers and frequency multipliers, circuit functions critical to the development of a mm-wave transceiver, are studied in this work. The circuit design material presented is augmented by theoretical analyses where possible.