Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits

Unit 1

MIC Technology - Thick film and Thin film technology, Testing methods, Encapsulation and mounting of Devices, Hybrid MIC’s, Monolithic MIC technology (MMIC).

Unit 2

Analysis of stripline and microstripline, Method of conformal Transformation, Characteristic parameters of strip, Microstrip lines, Microstrip Circuit Design, Impedance transformers, Filters, Lumped constant Microstrip circuits.

Unit 3

Coupled Microstrips and Directional couplers, Even and odd mode analysis, Theory of coupled microstrip Directional couplers, Calculations for a coupled pair of Microstrips, Branch line couplers.

Unit 4

Lumped Elements for MIC’s, Impedance transformers, Directional couplers, branch line couplers, filters, resonators, Design and fabrication of lumped elements, circuits using lumped elements, Comparison with distributed circuits.

Unit 5

Non reciprocal components for MIC’s, Microstrip on Ferrimagnetic substrates, Microstrip circulators. Isolators and phase shifters, Design of microstrip circuits - high power and low power circuits.