Title :
Broadband S-band class E HPA
Author :
Van Wanum, Maurice ; Van Dijk, Raymond ; De Hek, Peter ; Van Vliet, Frank E.
Author_Institution :
TNO Defence, Security & Safety, The Hague, Netherlands
Abstract :
A broadband class E High Power Amplifier (HPA) is presented. This HPA is designed to operate at S-band (2.75 to 3.75 GHz). A power added efficiency of 50% is obtained for the two stage amplifier with an output power of 35.5 dBm on a chip area of 5.25 times 2.8 mm2.
Keywords :
microwave power amplifiers; wideband amplifiers; S-band amplifier; broadband class E amplifier; frequency 2.75 GHz to 3.75 GHz; high power amplifier; two stage amplifier; Bandwidth; Capacitance; Circuit faults; Frequency; High power amplifiers; Microwave integrated circuits; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Security; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, 2009. EuMIC 2009. European
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4749-7
