Title :
Ku-band monolithic 2.5-watt power amplifier for high volume applications
Author_Institution :
Texas Instrum., Dallas, TX, USA
Abstract :
The design, tuning, and performance of a 2.5-watt Ku-band power amplifier are presented. The circuit, which was designed to cover the 16-GHz to 17-GHz band, was modified with some on-chip tuning to correct for unmodeled coupling because of the dense circuit layout and a cross model error in the computer-aided design program. The on-chip tuning flexibility was then used to achieve a 2.5-watt performance in the 14.5-GHz to 16-GHz band for a second amplifier design.<>
Keywords :
MMIC; circuit layout CAD; microwave amplifiers; power amplifiers; tuning; 14.5 to 17 GHz; 2.5 W; Ku-band; MMIC; amplifier design; computer-aided design program; cross model error; dense circuit layout; high volume applications; on-chip tuning; performance; power amplifier; Bonding; Circuit optimization; Coupling circuits; FETs; High power amplifiers; Instruments; Phased arrays; Power amplifiers; Radio frequency; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1991., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-591-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1991.147025
