Solid-state microwave switches: circuitry, manufacturing technologies and development trends. Review (Part 1)

Anatolii Berezniak; Alexander S. Korotkov

doi:10.3103/S0735272713040018

Authors

Anatolii Berezniak Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University, Russian Federation
Alexander S. Korotkov Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8407-6528

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3103/S0735272713040018

Keywords:

microwave switch, single-pole single-throw, SPST, monolithic microwave integrated circuit, MMIC, HEMT, gallium nitride, GaN

Abstract

This paper presents an overview of the process and design capabilities of state-of-the-art in the field of microwave solid state switches. The paper describes types of solid state switches, switch specifications, a review of technological advances in this area. The overview results indicate that AlGaN/GaN MMICs including solid state switches are realizable.

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