Title :
Performance and Simulation of a High Voltage 2W X-Band Monolithic Amplifier
Author :
white, Paul M. ; Curtice, Walter R. ; Chang, Wayne ; McGinn, William
Author_Institution :
Raytheon Company, Equipment Division, Laboratories, 430 Boston Post Road, Wayland, MA 01778, USA.
Abstract :
An X-Band power MMIC chip designed for high voltage operation in phased array applications is described. A 10GHz pulsed power output of 2.2W with 10dB associated gain was achieved at an optimum drain bias of 12.5V in the first design iteration. CW performance over 8.0-10.5 GHz was accurately simulated using large signal FET models incorporated into a harmonic balance analysis. The chip is based on high breakdown double-recessed FET technology and is suitable for high yield volume production.
Keywords :
Analytical models; Electric breakdown; FETs; Harmonic analysis; MMICs; Performance analysis; Phased arrays; Pulse amplifiers; Signal analysis; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 1989. 19th European
Conference_Location :
London, UK
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.1989.334003
