Title :
1 Watt C Band Amplifier
Author :
Goldztejn, C. ; Fayol, D. ; Simon, C. ; Andre, M.
Author_Institution :
ALCATEL ESPACE, LEMMIC, 5 rue noël Pons 92734 Nanterre Cedex, France
Abstract :
This article describes the design and realization of a power amplifier in C Band used for a MMIC front-end transmitter. Its output power is equal to 30 dBm (1 Watt) at 1 dB compression with a gain over 23 dB between 5.9 and 8.5 Ghz. The chip size is 2 × 3.5 mm2.
Keywords :
Capacitors; Circuits; FETs; Gain; Impedance matching; MMICs; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Power measurement; Semiconductor device measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 1991. 21st European
Conference_Location :
Stuttgart, Germany
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.1991.336533
