Title :
High Efficiency C-band Monolithic Power Amplifiers
Author :
Telliez, L. ; Chaumas, P. ; Marcillaud, S. ; Watrin, E.
Author_Institution :
THOMSON-CSF Semiconducteurs Sp?cifiques, R.D. 128, B.P. 46, 91401 ORSAY cedex, FRANCE
Abstract :
This paper describes the design, fabrication and measured performances of C-band monolithic two-stage and three-stage amplifiers. These two on-chip fully matched versions designed for class-AB operation demonstrate 7 Watt output power over the 5 - 6 GHz frequency range with associated power added efficiency higher than 30% and gains of respectively 20 and 29 dB.
Keywords :
High power amplifiers; Performance evaluation; Phased arrays; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Power measurement; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 1994. 24th European
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.1994.337370
