Title :
HBT Microwave Power Amplifier Design and Implementation Based on Large-Signal Characterisation
Author :
Staniforth, Michael J. ; Snowden, Christopher M.
Author_Institution :
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds, UK.
Abstract :
A high efficiency 1.8GHz AlGaAs/GaAs HBT power amplifier for low voltage battery operation is designed aid built. A new design procedure incorporating a large signal device model based on small-signal and pulsed DC measurements is presented. Large-signal circuit analysis, utilising both the model and load-pull measurements, is used to achieve the optimum design, maximising power output and power added efficiency.
Keywords :
Battery charge measurement; Gallium arsenide; Heterojunction bipolar transistors; High power amplifiers; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave devices; Operational amplifiers; Power amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 1994. 24th European
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.1994.337496
