High performance L-band ball grid array power and receive amplifier module set for satellite phone handsets

Author

Coveyou, D. ; Trulli, S. ; Fontneau, J.

Author_Institution

Raytheon Microelectron., Andover, MA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

13-19 June 1999

Firstpage

223

Abstract

A low cost RF front-end module set has been developed for the high performance handsets used in L-band TDMA satellite phone systems. A highly linear and efficient 8 W power amplifier module containing four parallel combined PHEMT power MMICs, 30 dB gain driver amplifier, adaptive power control coupler, harmonic filtering and an isolator has been designed. The module uses Ball Grid Array (BGA) package technology compatible with high volume handset production. A companion L-band receive module has also been developed which integrates a high performance low noise amplifier, transmit/receive PIN switch, limiter and harmonic filter into a ceramic BGA package.

Keywords

MMIC power amplifiers; UHF circuits; UHF power amplifiers; ball grid arrays; ceramic packaging; mobile satellite communication; modules; telephone sets; time division multiple access; 30 dB; 8 W; BGA module set; BGA package technolog; L-band; PHEMT power MMICs; TDMA satellite phone systems; adaptive power control coupler; ball grid array; ceramic BGA package; driver amplifier; harmonic filter; harmonic filtering; high performance LNA; high performance handsets; highly linear power amplifier module; isolator; limiter; low cost RF front-end module; low noise amplifier; parallel combined MMICs; receive module; satellite phone handsets; transmit/receive PIN switch; Costs; Electronics packaging; High power amplifiers; L-band; Power harmonic filters; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Switches; Telephone sets; Time division multiple access;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 1999 IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5135-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.1999.779462

Filename

779462