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This paper demonstrates a new temperature insensitive bias circuit using a Wilson current mirror for the InGaP/GaAs HBT power amplifier. The Wilson current mirror has a high impedance node for connecting an on/off digital interface and a stable voltage node for injection of feedback signals to achieve a temperature insensitive bias. The fabricated output stage of the power amplifier with the feedback through the Wilson current source shows a stable bias current with current variation from 186 mA to 182 mA for the temperature range from 25 °C to 200 °C. A bias circuit without the feedback through the Wilson current source is also fabricated for comparison and shows a strong bias current variation over temperature.

A fully integrated 0.15-μm AlGaAs/InGaAs pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor (pHEMT) divide-by-three injection locked frequency divider (ILFD) with Marchand balun is demonstrated in this paper. The Marchand Balun provides broadband and balanced differential signals at millimeter wave frequencies due to the low loss GaAs semi-insulating substrate. The divide-by-three ILFD performs a locking range from 44 GHz to 47 GHz at the supply voltage of 6 V and the core current consumption is 6.24 mA.