Design of a high-efficiency GaN HEMT RF power amplifier

Yelin Wang, Torben Larsen

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Abstract

Highly efficient radio frequency power amplifiers are essential in modern wireless transmitter systems. This paper presents the analysis, design and simulation of a 2GHz high-efficiency class-J RF power amplifier for wireless communications. A commercially available RF power 6W Gallium Nitride high-electron-mobility transistor is used as the core of the amplifier. By optimizing the load impedance up to the third-order harmonic, the needed output voltage and current waveforms, which are desired according to the class-J operation mode, are realized. The simulated maximum power - Added-efficiency reaches 77.1% with output power of 40.5dBm at input drive of 27 dBm. Through simulations it also shows that high efficiency is sustained during a bandwidth of 200-300 MHz.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSignals, Circuits and Systems (ISSCS), 2015 International Symposium on
Number of pages4
PublisherIEEE Press
Publication date14 Aug 2015
Article number7203934
ISBN (Print)9781467374873
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Aug 2015
Event12th International Symposium on Signals, Circuits and Systems, ISSCS 2015 - Iasi
Duration: 9 Jul 201510 Jul 2015

Conference

Conference12th International Symposium on Signals, Circuits and Systems, ISSCS 2015
CityIasi
Period09/07/201510/07/2015
SeriesInternational Symposium on Signals, Circuits and Systems (ISSCS). Proceedings

Keywords

  • class-J
  • GaN HEMT
  • high efficiency
  • load-pull
  • Power amplifier

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