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  • Astrophysics Instrumentation
  • Integrated Circuit Design

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  • High-Electron-Mobility-Transistors (HEMTs) are crucial for sensitive Low-Noise Amplifiers (LNAs) in astronomical observations.
  • Accurate biasing of HEMTs is essential for stable performance and reliable data acquisition in instruments like the Large Scale Polarization Explorer (LSPE).
  • Existing electronic instrumentation for HEMT biasing can be complex and power-intensive.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and experimentally validate a novel CMOS Automatic Control System (ACS) for HEMT biasing.
  • To develop a low-power, mixed-signal Application-Specified-Integrated-Circuit (ASIC) for regulating HEMT Low-Noise Amplifiers (LNAs).
  • To simplify and enhance the reliability of electronic instrumentation for LNA characterization and operation.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of a mixed-signal ASIC in 0.35 μm CMOS technology.
  • Development of an Automatic Control System (ACS) to manage the operating point of off-chip HEMTs.
  • Experimental validation of the ACS performance, including accuracy and power consumption.

Main Results:

  • The ACS ASIC successfully set and regulated the operating point of 6 HEMT LNAs with <4 mV accuracy.
  • The system demonstrated gradual and stable LNA characterization and switching-on.
  • The ASIC prototype achieved low power consumption (3.6 mW per channel), significantly reducing overall system complexity.

Conclusions:

  • The developed CMOS ACS ASIC offers a reliable and efficient solution for biasing HEMTs in sensitive applications.
  • This integrated system simplifies electronic instrumentation, replacing multiple discrete components.
  • The ACS is suitable for demanding applications such as the LSPE instrument for Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) observation.