• DocumentCode
    2192404
  • Title

    Power PHEMT module delivers 4 watts, 38% P.A.E. over the 18.0 to 21.2 GHz band

  • Author

    Kraemer, B. ; Basset, R. ; Baughman, C. ; Chye, P. ; Day, D. ; Wei, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Avantek Inc., Santa Clara, CA, USA
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    23-27 May 1994
  • Firstpage
    801
  • Abstract
    This paper describes performance of power PHEMT technology at K-band. Power PHEMT modules are shown to deliver an average output power of 4.7 watts and an average power-added efficiency (P.A.E.) of 38.5% over the 18.0 to 21.2 GHz frequency range for a 20 module sample size. Data are shown in statistical format. Peak module performance of 5.4 watts output power and 41.4% P.A.E. within the 18.0 to 21.2 GHz band is also presented. The results demonstrate the capability and advantages of using PHEMT technology over MESFET technology and TWTs.<>
  • Keywords
    MMIC; field effect integrated circuits; microwave amplifiers; power amplifiers; power integrated circuits; 18.0 to 21.2 GHz; 38.5 to 41.4 percent; 4.7 to 5.4 W; K-band; average output power; average power-added efficiency; output power; peak module performance; power PHEMT module; Frequency; K-band; MESFETs; PHEMTs; Power generation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1994., IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1778-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1994.335235
  • Filename
    335235