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The receiver MMIC consists of a low-noise amplifier, double-balanced image-reject mixer, frequency quadrupler, and analog phase shifter. In order to integrate these devices into a compact single chip without affecting the core performance, coupling problems need to be solved. We analyze the influence of coupling effects on the image rejection ratio, and propose corresponding solutions for three different coupling paths. (1) The coupling in the LO-RF path of the mixer is solved by designing a double-balanced mixer with high isolation characteristics. (2) The coupling between the LO chain and the LNA from space and dielectric is suppressed by optimizing the two main transmission lines spacing and adding isolation vias. (3) The coupling caused by the line crossing is restrained by designing a differential line crossover structure. The design and implementation of the MMIC are based on 0.15 \u00b5m GaAs pHEMT process. The receiver chip has 6.1~8.7 dB conversion gain in 32~36 GHz, less than 3.5 dB of noise figure, and more than 35 dB of image rejection ratio. The measurement results show that the receiver MMIC is especially suitable for high-sensitivity passive millimeter-wave imaging systems.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s22155695","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,1]],"date-time":"2022-08-01T23:49:27Z","timestamp":1659397767000},"page":"5695","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Coupling Effects Analysis and Suppression in a Highly Integrated Ka-Band Receiver Front-End MMIC for a Passive Millimeter-Wave Imager System"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"22","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0204-9185","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xi","family":"Chen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China"}]},{"given":"Anyong","family":"Hu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China"}]},{"given":"Jianhao","family":"Gong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China"}]},{"given":"Amjad","family":"Altaf","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Excellence in Applied Sciences & Technology (CESAT), Islamabad 44800, Pakistan"}]},{"given":"Jungang","family":"Miao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,7,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Sinclair, G., Appleby, R., Coward, P., and Price, S. 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