S波段35W GaN功率MMIC

报道了一款采用两级拓扑结构的2～4 GHz宽带高功率单片微波功率放大器芯片.放大器采用了微带结构,并使用电抗匹配进行设计,重点在于宽带功率效率平坦化设计.经匹配优化后放大器在2～4 GHz整个频带内脉冲输出功率大于35 W,小信号增益达到22 dB,在2.4 GHz频点处峰值输出功率达到40 W,对应的功率附加效率为3...     

级联型单级分布式宽带单片功率放大器

报道了一个采用级联型单级分布式结构的宽带单片功率放大器的设计方法和研制结果。文中通过拓扑比较和人工传输线理论研究,分析出该功放设计的难点,并基于仿真实验,给出解决方案。最终研制的两级单片功放在6～18GHz频率范围内线性增益13.5dB,平坦度±1dB,输入输出驻波比均小于2。全频带上,饱和输出功率为300～450mW,功率附加效率大于15%。该宽带单片功率放大器在100mm GaAs MMIC工艺线上采用0.25μm功率pHEMT标准工艺制作,芯片尺寸为2.7mm×1.25mm×0.08mm。     

一款X波段高效率GaN负载调制平衡放大器MMIC

报道了一款采用0.25μm GaN HEMT工艺的X波段高效率负载调制平衡放大器芯片。该芯片由两个射频端口的90°Lange耦合器,一对平衡功率放大器和一个控制信号功率放大器组成。通过改变同频率处控制信号的幅度与相位去调制平衡功率放大器的阻抗。在连续波测试条件下,该负载调制平衡放大器芯片在8~11 GHz范围内,最大输出功率为42.5 dBm,饱和效率为45%~55%,当输出功率回退6 dB时,效率为40%~45%。     

2～6GHz单片功率放大器

报道了有耗匹配宽带单片功率放大器的研究方法和结果。该两级单片功放电路采用自建的 Root非线性模型进行了谐波平衡分析。在 2 .0～ 6.7GHz频带上线性增益为 17d B,平坦度为± 0 .75d B,输入和输出驻波分别小于 2。全频带上 ,饱和输出功率为 1～ 1.4 W,功率附加效率大于2 0 %。该宽带单片功率放大器在 76mm Ga As单片 MMIC工艺线上用全离子注入、0 .5μm栅长工艺研制完成 ,电路芯片面积为 0 .1mm× 2 .6mm× 2 .7mm。     

Ku波段宽带氮化镓功率放大器MMIC

基于0.25μm栅长GaN HEMT工艺,采用三级放大拓扑结构设计了一款Ku波段GaN功率放大器.放大器设计从建立大信号模型出发,输出匹配网络和级间匹配网络均采用电抗匹配减小电路的损耗,从而提高整体放大器的功率效率.测试结果表明,该放大器在14.6~18GHz频带内,小信号增益30dB,脉冲饱和输出功率达15W,功率附加效率(PAE)大于32%;在14.8GHz频点处,放大器的峰值功率达19.5W,PAE达39%.该结果表明GaN MMIC具有高频高功率高效率的优势,具有广阔的应用前景.     

31~38 GHz宽带高效率GaAs中功率放大器芯片

为实现毫米波放大器芯片的宽带、高增益和高效率,基于GaAs pHEMT工艺实现高增益,采用四级级联拓扑结构拓展带宽,利用电流复用结构降低直流功耗,采用T型电抗匹配技术实现最佳输出功率和效率匹配,成功实现了一款31~38 GHz频段的毫米波宽带高效率功率放大器芯片。测试结果表明,该功率放大器芯片在31~38 GHz宽带范围内,线性增益为26~29 dB,饱和输出功率为21.5 dBm,动态电流低于100 mA,饱和效率≥37%,在32~35 GHz内最高效率达45%。     

An X-band high-power amplifier using SiGe/Si HBT and lumped passivecomponents

We report the design and fabrication of a compact microwave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC) amplifier, which demonstrates high output power at X-Band. A single-stage power amplifier is demonstrated, with a double-mesa type SiGe/Si HBT as the active device and spiral inductors and MIM capacitors as lumped passive components. At 8.4 GHz, a linear gain of 8.7 dB, an output power at peak efficiency of 23 dBm, and a saturated output power P_sat of 25 dBm, are measured. To our knowledge, this is the first MMIC X-Band power amplifier using SiGe/Si HBTs     

一个8~18GHz的宽带高功率放大器

设计研制了一个8~18GHz的混合集成电路宽带高功率放大器。高功率放大器由基于GaAs MMIC工艺的4指微带兰格耦合器实现。为了减小电磁干扰,采用散热效果好的多层AlN材料作为功率放大器的载体。当输入功率为25dBm时,功率放大器输出连续波饱和功率在8–13 GHz 频率范围内大于39dBm,在其他频率范围内大于38.6dBm,在11.9GHz我们得到最大输出功率39.4dBm。在整个频带内,功率附加效率大于18%,当输入功率为18dBm时小信号增益为15.70.7 dB。高功率功率放大器尺寸为25mm*15mm*1.5mm.     

6～18 GHz宽带GaN功率放大器MMIC

报道了一款采用三级拓扑结构的6～18 GHz宽带单片微波功率放大器芯片.放大器采用了微带结构,并使用电抗匹配进行设计,减小输出匹配电路的损耗和提高效率.经匹配优化后放大器在6～18 GHz整个频带内脉冲输出功率大于6 W,小信号增益达到25 dB,在14 GHz频点处峰值输出功率达到10 w,对应的功率附加效率为21%...     

A unique MMIC broadband power amplifier approach

A broadband monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power amplifier design approach is described using lossy matching networks in the form of a bridged-T all-pass network. This approach offers the advantage of exceptional gain flatness, good input VSWR, high efficiency, and small size. A two-stage amplifier is described that delivers power greater than 1 W across the 2 to 6-GHz range with a linear gain of 20 dB, an input VSWR better than 1.7:1, and a power-added efficiency of 30% to 37% with a chip area less than 4.4 mm²     

A Wideband Power Amplifier MMIC Utilizing GaN on SiC HEMT Technology

The design and performance of a wideband power amplifier MMIC suitable for electronic warfare (EW) systems and other wide bandwidth applications is presented. The amplifier utilizes dual field plate 0.25- mum GaN on SiC device technology integrated into the three metal interconnect (3 MI) process flow. Experimental results for the MMIC at 30 V power supply operation demonstrate greater than 10 dB of small signal gain, 9 W to 15 W saturated output power and 20% to 38% peak power-added efficiency over a 1.5 GHz to 17 GHz bandwidth.     

2–8 GHz 8-W Power Amplifier MMIC Developed Using MSAG MESFET Technology

Design approach and test data for a two-octave bandwidth HPA developed using GaAs based multifunction self aligned gate metal semiconductor field effect transistor with multilevel plating monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) technology are presented. A low loss matching design technique was used in the development of a two-stage power amplifier. The broadband amplifier has exhibited 8 W power output and better than 16% PAE over the 2.0-8.0 GHz frequency range. To our knowledge, these results represent the state-of-the-art in output power for multi-octave S/C-band power MMIC amplifiers.     

Low-distortion MMIC power amplifier using a new form of derivativesuperposition

Reduction of interchannel interference produced by a power amplifier near 1-dB compression is a key concern for the wireless communications industry. In this paper, we present a 100-mW monolithic-microwave integrated-circuit (MMIC) power amplifier designed using a novel form of the derivative superposition method. The measured results of the MMIC power amplifier showed a two-tone carrier-to-interference (C/I) ratio of 45 dBc with an efficiency of 22.5% when backed off by 4.5 dB from the 1-dB compression point. We demonstrate that the MMIC power amplifier represents a good compromise between C/I ratio, output power, efficiency, and gain at the cost of an increase in total gate width, by comparing it to class-A, class-AB, and class-B single field-effect-transistor amplifiers     

A Compact 6.5-W PHEMT MMIC Power Amplifier for Ku-Band Applications

A compact 6.5-W AlGaAs/InGaAs/GaAs PHEMT monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power amplifier (PA) for Ku-band applications is proposed. This two-stage amplifier with chip size of 8.554mm² (3.64mmtimes2.35mm) is designed to fully match 50-Omega input and output impedance. Under 8V and 2000mA dc bias condition, the PA deliver 38.1dBm (6.5W) saturated output power, 10.5-dB small signal gain and peak power added efficiency of 24.6% from 13.6 to 14.2GHz. This MMIC also achieved the best power densities (760mW/mm²) at Ku band reported to date     

高效率X波段GaN MMIC功率放大器的研制

突破了GaN MMIC功率放大器的设计、制造、测试等关键技术,研制成功X波段GaN MMIC功率放大器。设计及优化了电路拓扑结构及电路参数,放大器芯片采用了国产外延材料及标准芯片制作工艺。单片功率放大器包含两级放大电路,采用了功率分配及合成匹配电路,输入输出阻抗均为50Ω。制作了微波测试载体及夹具,最终实现了X波段GaN MMIC功率放大器微波参数测试。在8.7～10.9 GHz频率范围内,该功率放大器输出功率大于16 W,功率增益大于14 dB,增益波动小于0.4 dB,输入驻波比小于2∶1,功率附加效率大于40%,带内效率最高达52%。     

毫米波300W固态功率合成放大器的设计

基于单片微波集成功率放大器(Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits,MMIC PA)的毫米波波导空间功率合成技术是固态毫米波高功率电子领域的热门研究方向。多合成支路情况,保持较高的合成效率和较宽的工作带宽是实现固态毫米波宽带高功率合成的关键技术难题。为提高功率合成效率,研制了石英基板微带探针与波导之间的过渡结构。结合波导T型分支、波导分支线、波导H面缝隙耦合和波导一分四型的4种波导功率分配/合成器,通过精确的电磁仿真研制了64路功率合成放大器。     

X波段宽带单片低噪声放大器

从获取放大器的等噪声系数圆最大半径的角度来进行电路设计,设计了工作于X波段9～14GHz的宽带低噪声单片放大器,采用法国OMMIC公司的0.2μmGaAsPHEMT工艺(fT=60GHz)研制了芯片。在片测试结果为在9～14GHz,噪声系数<2.5dB,最小噪声系数在10.4GHz为2.0dB,功率增益在所需频段9～14GHz大于21dB,输入回波损耗<-10dB,输出回波损耗<-6dB。在11.5GHz,输出1dB压缩点功率为19dBm。     

High Power SiGe X-Band (8～10GHz) Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors and Amplifiers

Limited by increased parasitics and thermal effects as device size increases, current commercial SiGe power HBTs are difficult to operate at X-band (8～ 12GHz) frequencies with adequate power added efficiencies at high power levels. We find that, by changing the heterostructure and doping profile of SiGe HBTs, their power gain can be significantly improved without resorting to substantial lateral scaling. Furthermore, employing a common-base configuration with a proper doping profile instead of a common-emitter configuration improves the power gain characteristics of SiGe HBTs, thus permitting these devices to be efficiently operated at X-band frequencies. In this paper,we report the results of SiGe power HBTs and MMIC power amplifiers operating at 8～10GHz. At 10GHz,a 22.5dBm (178mW) RF output power with a concurrent gain of 7.32dB is measured at the peak power-added efficiency of 20.0%, and a maximum RF output power of 24.0dBm (250mW) is achieved from a 20 emitter finger SiGe power HBT. The demonstration of a single-stage X-band medium-power linear MMIC power amplifier is also realized at 8GHz. Employing a 10-emitter finger SiGe HBT and on-chip input and output matching passive components, a linear gain of 9.7dB,a maximum output power of 23.4dBm,and peak power added efficiency of 16% are achieved from the power amplifier. The MMIC exhibits very low distortion with 3rd order intermodulation (IM) suppression C/I of -13dBc at an output power of 21.2dBm and over 20dBm 3rd order output intercept point (OIP3).     

High Power SiGe X-Band (8～10GHz) Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors and Amplifiers

Limited by increased parasitics and thermal effects as device size increases,current commercial SiGe power HBTs are difficult to operate at X-band (8～12GHz) frequencies with adequate power added efficiencies at high power levels.We find that,by changing the heterostructure and doping profile of SiGe HBTs,their power gain can be significantly improved without resorting to substantial lateral scaling.Furthermore,employing a common-base configuration with a proper doping profile instead of a common-emitter configuration improves the power gain characteristics of SiGe HBTs,thus permitting these devices to be efficiently operated at X-band frequencies.In this paper,we report the results of SiGe power HBTs and MMIC power amplifiers operating at 8～10GHz.At 10GHz,a 22.5dBm (178mW) RF output power with a concurrent gain of 7.32dB is measured at the peak power-added efficiency of 20.0%,and a maximum RF output power of 24.0dBm (250mW) is achieved from a 20 emitter finger SiGe power HBT.The demonstration of a single-stage X-band medium-power linear MMIC power amplifier is also realized at 8GHz.Employing a 10-emitter finger SiGe HBT and on-chip input and output matching passive components,a linear gain of 9.7dB,a maximum output power of 23.4dBm,and peak power added efficiency of 16% are achieved from the power amplifier.The MMIC exhibits very low distortion with 3rd order intermodulation (IM) suppression C/I of -13dBc at an output power of 21.2dBm and over 20dBm 3rd order output intercept point (OIP3).     

High Power SiGe X-Band (8～10GHz) Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors and Amplifiers

Limited by increased parasitics and thermal effects as device size increases, current commercial SiGe power HBTs are difficult to operate at X-band (8～ 12GHz) frequencies with adequate power added efficiencies at high power levels. We find that, by changing the heterostructure and doping profile of SiGe HBTs, their power gain can be significantly improved without resorting to substantial lateral scaling. Furthermore, employing a common-base configuration with a proper doping profile instead of a common-emitter configuration improves the power gain characteristics of SiGe HBTs, thus permitting these devices to be efficiently operated at X-band frequencies. In this paper,we report the results of SiGe power HBTs and MMIC power amplifiers operating at 8～10GHz. At 10GHz,a 22.5dBm (178mW) RF output power with a concurrent gain of 7.32dB is measured at the peak power-added efficiency of 20.0%, and a maximum RF output power of 24.0dBm (250mW) is achieved from a 20 emitter finger SiGe power HBT. The demonstration of a single-stage X-band medium-power linear MMIC power amplifier is also realized at 8GHz. Employing a 10-emitter finger SiGe HBT and on-chip input and output matching passive components, a linear gain of 9.7dB,a maximum output power of 23.4dBm,and peak power added efficiency of 16% are achieved from the power amplifier. The MMIC exhibits very low distortion with 3rd order intermodulation (IM) suppression C/I of -13dBc at an output power of 21.2dBm and over 20dBm 3rd order output intercept point (OIP3).