Monolithic microwave integrated circuit providing power dividing and power monitoring functionality
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1. A circuit comprising:
- a power dividing portion for dividing an RF signal power; and
a power monitoring portion for monitoring the RF signal power, wherein the power monitoring portion includes a directional coupler and a detector circuit, wherein the detector circuit includes a semi lumped broadband matching circuit; and
wherein the power monitoring portion and the power dividing portion are integrated monolithically.
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Abstract
A monolithic integrated circuit for performing power dividing and power monitoring functions is disclosed. The monolithic integrated circuit includes a power dividing portion for dividing radio frequency (RF) signal power and a power monitoring portion for monitoring the RF signal power. In one example, the monolithic integrated circuit is a microwave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC) for use in high-frequency applications within microwave and millimeter-wave frequency range.
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18 Claims
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1. A circuit comprising:
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a power dividing portion for dividing an RF signal power; and a power monitoring portion for monitoring the RF signal power, wherein the power monitoring portion includes a directional coupler and a detector circuit, wherein the detector circuit includes a semi lumped broadband matching circuit; and wherein the power monitoring portion and the power dividing portion are integrated monolithically. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A circuit comprising:
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an RF input port; a power monitoring portion coupled to the RF input port, wherein the power monitoring portion receives an RF input signal applied to RF input port, and wherein the power monitoring portion produces an output voltage representative of power of the RF input signal; a power dividing portion coupled to the power monitoring section, wherein the power dividing portion divides the RF signal into at least a first RF output signal and a second RF output signal; and at least two RF output ports, wherein the first RF output signal is provided at a first RF output port and the second RF signal is provided at a second RF output port, wherein the circuit is formed as a monolithic integrated circuit. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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