• DocumentCode
    2391192
  • Title

    Efficient X-band switched-mode microwave power amplifiers

  • Author

    Popovic, Z. ; Pajic, S. ; Wang, N. ; Bell, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    9-12 Nov. 2003
  • Firstpage
    125
  • Lastpage
    128
  • Abstract
    The problem addressed in this paper is reduction of heat dissipation and improvement of dc power usage by increasing the power added efficiency (PAE) and drain efficiency (/spl eta/) of X-band power amplifiers (PAs) to above 60% and 70%, respectively. Adaptive PAs with dynamic biasing and impedance tuning are also discussed.
  • Keywords
    circuit tuning; microwave power amplifiers; switched networks; 60 percent; 70 percent; X-band power amplifiers; adaptive PA dynamic biasing; dc power usage improvement; drain efficiency; heat dissipation reduction; impedance tuning; power added efficiency; switched-mode microwave power amplifiers; Capacitance; Circuits; Frequency; Impedance; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave transistors; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Switches; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Gallium Arsenide Integrated Circuit (GaAs IC) Symposium, 2003. 25th Annual Technical Digest 2003. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA, USA
  • ISSN
    1064-7775
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7833-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GAAS.2003.1252378
  • Filename
    1252378