High efficiency wideband 6 to 18 GHz PHEMT power amplifier MMIC

High efficiency wideband 6 to 18 GHz PHEMT power amplifier MMIC

Design and performance of a power amplifier that has established new benchmarks for 6 to 18 GHz power is reported. The amplifier achieved 7.5 Watts max, 5.4 Watts average, 4 Watts min with 36 % max, 22 % average PAE and 12 dB of power gain from 6 to 18 GHz. This output power, bandwidth, and efficien...

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Hauptverfasser: Komiak, J.J., Wendell Kong, Nichols, K.
Format: Tagungsbericht
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Broadband amplifiers
Electronic warfare
High power amplifiers
MIM capacitors
MMICs
Multichip modules
Phased arrays
PHEMTs
Power amplifiers
Resistors
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Zusammenfassung:Design and performance of a power amplifier that has established new benchmarks for 6 to 18 GHz power is reported. The amplifier achieved 7.5 Watts max, 5.4 Watts average, 4 Watts min with 36 % max, 22 % average PAE and 12 dB of power gain from 6 to 18 GHz. This output power, bandwidth, and efficiency is superior to the best previously reported results. The amplifier is implemented in a fully selective 0.15 um double recess power PHEMT process.
ISSN:0149-645X
2576-7216
DOI:10.1109/MWSYM.2002.1011776