50W GaN based multi-band Doherty amplifier proof of concept for LTE with 48% efficiency

Author

Yanduru, Naveen K. ; Jeckeln, Ernesto ; Monroe, Robert ; Brobston, Mike

Author_Institution

Samsung Res. America, Richardson, TX, USA

fYear

2014

fDate

6-6 June 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

A 50W GaN HEMT based Doherty PA capable of multi-band performance is shown. This implementation demonstrates the performance in Korean PCS, US PCS and IMT-2000 (Band 1) RF bands with similar artwork but different capacitors and RF shorts used in each design. High power DTCs (Digitally tuned capacitors) and switches would allow for extending this design concept to a digitally programmable multi-band Doherty PA. Linearity was optimized with a 5th order, 4-tap memory polynomial DPD system. The PA demonstrated a drain efficiency of 48%, an ACLR of 47 dBc and a power gain of 12.7 dB at average output power of 47 dBm for a 10 MHz LTE signal of 6.5 dB PAR in US PCS band while maintaining similar performance in Korean PCS and IMT-2000 bands.

Keywords

Long Term Evolution; capacitors; gallium compounds; high electron mobility transistors; polynomials; 4-tap memory Linearity DPD system; ACLR; GaN; HEMT based Doherty PA capable; IMT-2000; IMT-2000 bands; Korean PCS; LTE; PAR; RF bands; RF shorts; US PCS; US PCS band; capacitors; digitally programmable multiband Doherty PA; digitally tuned capacitors; frequency 10 MHz; gain 12.7 dB; high power DTC; linearity; multiband Doherty amplifier; multiband performance; power 50 W; 3G mobile communication; Capacitors; Gain; Impedance; Inverters; Power transmission lines; Radio frequency; Doherty; GaN HEMT; Multi-Band PA;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference (WAMICON), 2014 IEEE 15th Annual

Conference_Location

Tampa, FL

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WAMICON.2014.6857766

Filename

6857766