Analysis of Multiconductor Coupled-Line Marchand Baluns for Miniature MMIC Design
Authors:
- Pei-Si WuPWPei-Si Wu
- Mei-Chao YehMYMei-Chao Yeh
- Jia-Shiang FuJFJia-Shiang Fu
- Hong-Yeh ChangHCHong-Yeh Chang
- Kun-You LinKLKun-You Lin
- 11 June 2007
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
- Vol. 55 (6) , 1190-1199
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.Keywords
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