An output match design method for high efficiency and broadband class-J PA

Author

Li Ma ; Fei You ; Xianyun Hou

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Electron. Sci. & Technol. of China, Chengdu, China

fYear

2014

fDate

19-23 Jan. 2014

Firstpage

43

Lastpage

45

Abstract

The theory of class-J power amplifiers is reviewed. Based on the theory, a new output match method is proposed. Instead of the restricted impedance condition, we design the different fundamental and 2nd harmonic output impedances based on the variation tendency of termination impedance according to the different frequencies. Therefore, the PA can work efficiently in the band. A 10W GaN transistor device (CGH40010) is applied in the simulation. And the results show this method can enhance the PAE over 60% across a bandwidth of 1.6-2.5 GHz.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; UHF power amplifiers; electric impedance; gallium compounds; 2nd harmonic output impedances; CGH40010; GaN; GaN transistor device; bandwidth 1.6 GHz to 2.5 GHz; broadband class-J PA; class-J power amplifiers; high efficiency PA; output match design method; power 10 W; restricted impedance condition; termination impedance; Bandwidth; Broadband amplifiers; Harmonic analysis; Impedance; Impedance matching; Transistors; Class-J; broadband; high efficiency; output match network; power amplifiers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Amplifiers for Wireless and Radio Applications (PAWR), 2014 IEEE Topical Conference on

Conference_Location

Newport Beach, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-2298-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAWR.2014.6825716

Filename

6825716