Title :
A Compact 8W S/C-Band MMIC Power Amplifier Designed for CW Telemetry Applications
Author :
Costrini, C. ; Bettidi, A. ; Calori, M. ; Cetronio, A. ; Feudale, M. ; Lanzieri, C. ; Proietti, C.
Author_Institution :
Eng. Div., SELEX Sistemi Integrati S.p.A., Roma
Abstract :
The development of a compact S/C-band PHEMT MMIC power amplifier is reported. The MMIC is a single-biased two-stages HPA with a 15 mm gate-width output transistor. In the 3.5-4.0 GHz frequency bandwidth, CW output power is 39.0 plusmn 0.25 dBm, associated gain is 16.5 plusmn 0.25 and PAE ranges from 30 to 35 %; in pulsed operation mode (10% duty cycle), for the 3.5-4.3 GHz frequency bandwidth the output power is 39.5 plusmn 0.2 dBm and the associated gain is 19.5 plusmn 0.2 dB
Keywords :
MMIC power amplifiers; telemetry; 15 mm; 3.5 to 4.0 GHz; 8 W; CW telemetry applications; PHEMT MMIC power amplifier; integrated circuit design; Bandwidth; Integrated circuit synthesis; MMICs; PHEMTs; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Pulse amplifiers; Radio frequency; Telemetry; Transmitters; MMICs; integrated circuit design; power amplifiers; telemetry;
Conference_Titel :
European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, 2006. The 1st
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
2-9600551-8-7
DOI :
10.1109/EMICC.2006.282798
