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Stability, Mounting, and Measurement Considerations for a 20W and 25% Power Added Efficiency 2-10 GHz High-Power Amplifier for Multifunction RF Systems Manufactured in Leonardo’s GaN pHEMT 0.25 um Technology
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: Received: 18 June 2024 / Approved: 18 June 2024 / Online: 18 June 2024 (13:32:17 CEST)
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Jimenez-Martin, J.; Gonzalez-Posadas, V.; Prieto-Poyatos, A.; Ferreras-Estrada, A.; Oreja-Gigorro, E.; Montero-de-Paz, J.; Sanchez-Martınez, J. Stability, Mounting, and Measurement Considerations for a 20W and 25% Power Added Efficiency 2-10 GHz High-Power Amplifier for Multifunction RF Systems Manufactured in Leonardo’s GaN pHEMT 0.25 um Technology. Preprints2024, 2024061242. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.1242.v1
Jimenez-Martin, J.; Gonzalez-Posadas, V.; Prieto-Poyatos, A.; Ferreras-Estrada, A.; Oreja-Gigorro, E.; Montero-de-Paz, J.; Sanchez-Martınez, J. Stability, Mounting, and Measurement Considerations for a 20W and 25% Power Added Efficiency 2-10 GHz High-Power Amplifier for Multifunction RF Systems Manufactured in Leonardo’s GaN pHEMT 0.25 um Technology. Preprints 2024, 2024061242. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.1242.v1
Jimenez-Martin, J.; Gonzalez-Posadas, V.; Prieto-Poyatos, A.; Ferreras-Estrada, A.; Oreja-Gigorro, E.; Montero-de-Paz, J.; Sanchez-Martınez, J. Stability, Mounting, and Measurement Considerations for a 20W and 25% Power Added Efficiency 2-10 GHz High-Power Amplifier for Multifunction RF Systems Manufactured in Leonardo’s GaN pHEMT 0.25 um Technology. Preprints2024, 2024061242. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.1242.v1
APA Style
Jimenez-Martin, J., Gonzalez-Posadas, V., Prieto-Poyatos, A., Ferreras-Estrada, A., Oreja-Gigorro, E., Montero-de-Paz, J., & Sanchez-Martınez, J. (2024). Stability, Mounting, and Measurement Considerations for a 20W and 25% Power Added Efficiency 2-10 GHz High-Power Amplifier for Multifunction RF Systems Manufactured in Leonardo’s GaN pHEMT 0.25 um Technology. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.1242.v1
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Jimenez-Martin, J., Javier Montero-de-Paz and Juanjo Sanchez-Martınez. 2024 "Stability, Mounting, and Measurement Considerations for a 20W and 25% Power Added Efficiency 2-10 GHz High-Power Amplifier for Multifunction RF Systems Manufactured in Leonardo’s GaN pHEMT 0.25 um Technology" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.1242.v1
Abstract
A high-performance broadband High Power Amplifier (HPA) has been developed employing 250 nm gate length Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology from the \href{https://www.leonardo.com/en/innovation-technology/technological-areas/electronics}{LEONARDO} foundry GN25. This HPA employs the a corporate configuration for FET transistors, optimizing its performance. This article provides an in-depth study and analysis of the critical design parameters of such HPAs in Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) technology. The designed MMIC chip measures 7.5 x 7 mm^2 and includes three stages, each carefully optimized to maximize efficiency and performance. Both the design and the measurement results of amplifier are presented. he most remarkable feature of this chip is an operational bandwidth exceeding two octaves, covering a wide RF frequency range from 2 to 10 GHz (2.23:1 ratio. Additionally, the amplifier achieves an output power higher than 43 dBm, along with a power-added efficiency(PAE) surpassing 20% in the mentioned frequency range (2-10 GHz). This HPA is suitable to be integrated into future Transmit and Receive Modules (TRMs) for Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) systems. These systems include multiple capabilities in a single device, such as Radar, Electronic Warfare (EW), and Communications (COMMs) functions, demonstrating the versatility and high efficiency of this design in advanced multifunctional applications
Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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