Microstrip Line Layout and Calculations

1. Introduction to GaAs MMIC Technology

Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMICs) integrate active devices (such as transistors) and passive network components (such as inductors, capacitors, and microstrip transmission lines) onto a single semiconductor substrate to operate within the microwave (300 MHz – 30 GHz) and millimeter-wave (30 GHz – 300 GHz) frequency spectrums.

While silicon CMOS remains the dominant technology for digital logic and low-frequency mixed-signal integrated circuits, Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) serves as a core III-V semiconductor material for high-frequency, low-noise, and high-efficiency RF front-end architectures.