WIDE-BANDWIDTH KU-BAND MONOLITHIC ANALOG FREQUENCY-DIVIDER

A new analog frequency divider configuration using a resistive field-e ffect transistor (FET) mixer with a series feedback is proposed, With this configuration, a large synchronization bandwidth of almost 30% ha s been achieved using an original CAD technique, This bandwidth has be en effectively measured on a Ku-band monolithic microwave integrated c ircuit (MMIC) circuit together with an ultra-low power consumption, Mo reover, the processed circuit using a standard 0.2-mu m PHEMT technolo gy (Philips-PML) is very compact (1.5 mm(2)).