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%。     

0.5μm AlGaN/GaN HEMT及其应用

报道了采用I线步进光刻实现的76.2 mm SiC衬底0.5μm GaN HEMT.器件正面工艺光刻均采用了I线步进光刻来实现,背面用通孔接地.栅脚介质刻蚀采用一种优化的低损伤RIE刻蚀方法实现了60°左右的侧壁倾斜角,降低了栅脚附近峰值电场强度,提高器件性能和可靠性.研制的GaN HEMT器件fT为15 GHz,fm...     

C波段高效率高线性GaN MMIC功率放大器

基于SiC衬底0.25μm GaN HEMT工艺,设计实现了一款C波段、高效率和高线性的单片微波集成电路(MMIC)功率放大器。通过优化电路匹配结构,选择合适的有源器件和恰当的直流偏置条件,实现低视频漏极阻抗;利用后级增益压缩和前级增益扩张对消等手段,实现高功率附加效率和好的线性指标。功率放大器芯片尺寸为2.35 mm×1.40 mm。芯片测试结果表明,在3.7~4.2 GHz频率范围内,漏极电压28 V、末级栅极电压-2.2 V、前级栅极电压-1.8 V和连续波条件下,该功率放大器的小信号增益大于25 dB,大信号增益大于20 dB,饱和输出功率大于39 dBm,在输出功率回退至32 dBm时,功率附加效率大于30%,三阶交调失真小于-37 dBc。     

S波段大功率、高效率GaN HEMT器件研究

基于国产的SiC衬底GaN外延材料,研制出大栅宽GaN HEMT单胞管芯。通过使用源牵引和负载牵引技术仿真出所设计模型器件的输入输出阻抗,推导出本器件所用管芯的输入输出阻抗。使用多节λ/4阻抗变换线设计了宽带Wilkinson功率分配/合成器,对原理图进行仿真,优化匹配网络的S参数,对生成版图进行电磁场仿真,通过LC T型网络提升管芯输入输出阻抗。采用内匹配技术,成功研制出铜-钼-铜结构热沉封装的四胞内匹配GaN HEMT。在频率为2.7～3.5 GHz、脉宽为3 ms、占空比为50%、栅源电压Vgs为-3 V和漏源电压Vds为28 V下测试器件,得到最大输出功率Pout大于100 W(50 dBm),PAE大于47%,功率增益大于13 dB。     

A Ku-band 3.4 W/mm power AlGaN/GaN HEMT on a sapphire substrate

This Daper describes the first domestic Ku-band power AlGaN/GaN HEMT fabricated on a sapphire substrate.The device with a gate width of 0.5 mm and a gate length of 0.35 μm has exhibited an extrinsic current gain cutoff frequency of 20 GHz and an extrinsic maximum frequency of oscillation of 75 GHz.Under V_(DS)=30 V, CW operating conditions at 14 GHz,the device exhibits a linear gain of 10.4 dB and a 3-dB-gain-compressed output power of 1.4 W with a Dower added efficiency of 41%.Under pulse operating conditions,the linear gain is 12.8 dB and the 3-dB-compressed output power is 1.7 W The power density reaches 3.4 W/mm.     

功率合成电路在氮化镓放大器中的应用

针对氮化镓大功率放大器,由于传统1/4λ枝节线的电桥互耦造成放大器的直流自激和低频自激,在传统1/4λ传输枝节的Wilkinson电桥的基础上,结合氮化镓器件尺寸,设计出以3/4λ传输枝节的Wilkinson电桥为功率分配器/合成器。其输出端口尺寸为27.2mm。在8GHz～9GHz内,插入损耗<1dB,输出端口隔离度>14dB,端口回波损耗>9dB。利用实验室自制的SiC材料衬底的2.5mm栅宽GaN HEMT器件为放大单元,设计完成了两路合成放大器,在8GHz连续波条件下,放大器饱和输出功率为41.46dBm,合成效率为82.3%。通过分析发现,放大器合成效率的下降主要是由每路放大单元特性不一致和功率合成网络损耗所造成的。     

7.5～9.5 GHz AlGaN/GaN HEMT内匹配微波功率管

报道了研制的1mm栅宽的AlGaN/GaN HEMT内匹配微波功率管,在32V漏偏压下在7.5～9.5GHz频率范围内输出功率大于5W,功率附加效率典型值为30%,功率增益大于6dB,带内增益平坦度为±0.4dB,带内最大输出功率为6W。     

Ku波段20W AlGaN/GaN功率管内匹配技术研究

文章的主要目的是研究第三代半导体AlGaN/GaN功率管内匹配问题。以设计Ku波段20WGaN器件为例,研究了内匹配电路的设计、合成以及内匹配电路的测试,实现了GaN功率HEMT在Ku波段20W连续波输出功率的内匹配电路,并使整个电路的输入、输出电路阻抗提升至50Ω。最终所研制的AlGaN/GaNKu波段内匹配功率管在11.8GHz～12.2GHz频带内,输出功率大于20W。在12GHz功率增益大于5dB,功率附加效率29.07%,是目前国内关于GaN功率器件在Ku波段连续波输出的最高报道。     

基于GaN HEMT新型负反馈结构固态宽带功率放大器的研究

The design and fabrication of an ultra-broadband power amplifier based on a Ga N HEMT, which operates in the frequency range from 3 to 8 GHz, is presented in this paper. A TGF2023-02 Ga N HEMT chip from Tri Quint is adopted and modeled. A novel negative feedback structure is applied in the circuit. The measured results show that the amplifier module has a wide range frequency response that is almost consistent with those of simulation at frequencies from 3 to 6.5 GHz. The measured power gain is greater than 7 d B between 3 and 6.5 GHz.The saturated output power is 38.5 d Bm under DC bias of Vds D28 V, Vgs D 3:5 V at the frequency of 5.5 GHz.     

X波段GaN HEMT内匹配器件

自主研制的GaN HEMT,栅源泄漏电流从1E-4A量级减小到了1E-6A量级,有效提高了栅漏击穿电压,改善了器件工作特性. 采用MIS结构制作了2.5mm栅宽GaN HEMT,测试频率为8GHz,漏源电压为33V时,器件连续波输出功率为18.2W,功率增益为7.6dB,峰值功率附加效率为43.0%. 2.5mm×4 GaN HEMT内匹配器件,测试频率8GHz,连续波输出功率64.5W,功率增益7.2dB,功率附加效率39%.     

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.     

P波段3kW GaN功率器件的研制

介绍了一款高压高功率GaN功率器件及其匹配电路。基于国内高压GaN高电子迁移率晶体管(HEMT)的研究基础,选取了GaN HEMT芯片,确定了器件的总栅宽。根据GaN HEMT芯片阻抗,器件内部进行了LC谐振匹配设计,外部采用双边平衡同轴巴伦进行推挽匹配设计。散热方面通过改善封装管壳热沉材料提高热导率。最终成功研制出高压、3 kW的GaN功率器件,该器件在工作电压为60 V、工作频率为0.35~0.45 GHz、脉宽为300μs、占空比为10%条件下,频带内输出功率大于3 kW、功率增益大于16 dB、功率附加效率大于71%、抗负载失配能力不小于10∶1。     

一种新研制的W频段固态GaN功率放大器毫米波源

介绍了一种新研制的W频段固态GaN功率放大器毫米波源,给出了系统组成与工作原理,提供了其主要部件W频段固态Gunn驱动源、W频段波导-微带转换器、主放大器芯片基本性能及实验测试结果。该固态毫米波源工作频率94 GHz,输出连续波功率大于300 mW,线性增益10 dB,附加效率(PAE)大于16%。在W频段固态毫米波源研制过程中,其单片微波集成电路(MMIC)功率放大器半导体材料选择经历了GaAs、InP到GaN演变,结果清楚表明, W频段毫米波源的GaN MMlC功率放大器输出功率、增益、效率、高温性能要优于其他固态MMIC功率放大器性能。 W频段大功率固态GaN MMlC技术将在毫米波领域带来新的技术革命和应用。     

Demonstration of 13.56-MHz class-E amplifier using a high-Voltage GaN power-HEMT

A 13.56-MHz class-E amplifier with a high-voltage GaN HEMT as the main switching device is demonstrated to show the possibility of using GaN HEMTs in high-frequency switching power applications such as RF power-supply applications. The 380-V/1.9-A GaN power HEMT was designed and fabricated for high-voltage power-electronics applications. The demonstrated circuit achieved the output power of 13.4 W and the power efficiency of 91% under a drain-peak voltage as high as 330 V. This result shows that high-voltage GaN devices are suitable for high-frequency switching applications under high dc input voltages of over 100 V.     

X波段30W内匹配GaN HEMT功率器件

采用自主研发的SiC衬底GaN HEMT外延材料,研制了总栅宽为2mmGaN HEMT,利用负载牵引系统测试器件的阻抗特性,得出该器件源漏阻抗实部分别为6Ω和22Ω;设计并制作了四管芯合成器件的阻抗匹配网络,在频率为8GHz下测试,饱和输出功率为30W,功率增益在6dB以上,功率附加效率为38%,该结果目前在国内为首次报道。     

A Ku band internally matched high power GaN HEMT amplifier with over 30%of PAE

正We report a high power Ku band internally matched power amplifier(IMPA) with high power added efficiency(PAE) using 0.3μm AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors(HEMTs) on 6H-SiC substrate.The internal matching circuit is designed to achieve high power output for the developed devices with a gate width of 4 mm.To improve the bandwidth of the amplifier,a T type pre-matching network is used at the input and output circuits,respectively.After optimization by a three-dimensional electromagnetic(3D-EM) simulator,the amplifier demonstrates a maximum output power of 42.5 dBm(17.8 W),PAE of 30%to 36.4%and linear gain of 7 to 9.3 dB over 13.8-14.3 GHz under a 10%duty cycle pulse condition when operated at V_(ds) = 30 V and V_(gs)=—4 V.At such a power level and PAE,the amplifier exhibits a power density of 4.45 W/mm.     

Highly Linear and Efficient Microwave GaN HEMT Doherty Amplifier for WCDMA

A highly linear and efficient GaN HEMT Doherty amplifier for wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) repeaters is presented. For better performance, the adaptive gate bias control of the peaking amplifier using the power tracking circuit and the shunt capacitors is employed. The measured one‐carrier WCDMA results show an adjacent channel leakage ratio of ?43.2 dBc at ±2.5‐MHz offset with a power added efficiency of 40.1% at an average output power of 37 dBm, which is a 7.5 dB back‐off power from the saturated output power.     

Very high efficiency V-band power InP HEMT MMICs

State-of-the-art power performance of a V-band InP HEMT MMIC is reported using a slot via process for reducing source inductance and a fully selective gate recess process for uniformity and high yield. The 0.1 μm gate length, high performance InGaAs/InAlAs/InP HEMTs that were utilized in the circuit exhibited a maximum power density of 530 mW/mm, power added efficiency of 39%, and a gain of 7.1 dB. At 60 GHz, a single-stage monolithic power amplifier achieved an output power of 224 mW with a PAE of 43%. The associated gain was 7.5 dB. These results are the best combination of output power and efficiency reported for an InP device and a MMIC at V-band, and clearly demonstrates the potential of the InP HEMT technology for very high efficiency, millimeter wave power applications     

Narrowband amplifier with excellent power combining efficiency

Based on a coaxial waveguide power-dividing/combining circuit, a four-device solid-state power amplifier with excellent power combining efficiency is presented. The fabricated power amplifier combining four monolithic microwave integrated circuit power amplifiers shows a 13-16.65 dB small-signal gain over a wide bandwidth of 7-13.5 GHz. The measured maximum output power at 1 dB compression is 25.4 dBm at 11 GHz, with a power-combining efficiency of 91%.     

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...