A 27 GHz GaN MMIC Doherty Power Amplifier with Optimized Driver Stages

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Abstract

In this work, a 26.5 GHz to 29 GHz GaN MMIC Doherty power amplifier concept with two stages per path is investigated in a 150 nm GaN HEMT MMIC technology. Prior to the design the placement of driver stages in Doherty amplifiers is studied and their influence on the system efficiency is evaluated. One of the key findings is that a gain in the second stage of 15 dB assures a degradation on system drain efficiency of less than 5 % in comparison to the single stage efficiency of the second stage. The fabricated GaN Doherty amplifier exhibits a maximum power added efficiency of 35 % and maximum backoff efficiency of 24 % at 8 dB backoff while maintaining a saturated output power of 30.4 dBm.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Titel2024 19th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference (EuMIC)
Seiten162-165
Seitenumfang4
ISBN (elektronisch)9782874870781
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 23 Sept. 2024
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

ORCID /0000-0001-6778-7846/work/172568721
ORCID /0000-0002-6032-2576/work/172571480
unpaywall 10.23919/eumic61603.2024.10732086
Scopus 85210816027

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • Doherty, GaN, MMIC, power amplifier, wireless communication