• DocumentCode
    3550833
  • Title

    Ku-band monolithic 2.5-watt power amplifier for high volume applications

  • Author

    Bryant, D.T.

  • Author_Institution
    Texas Instrum., Dallas, TX, USA
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    10-14 July 1991
  • Firstpage
    421
  • Abstract
    The design, tuning, and performance of a 2.5-watt Ku-band power amplifier are presented. The circuit, which was designed to cover the 16-GHz to 17-GHz band, was modified with some on-chip tuning to correct for unmodeled coupling because of the dense circuit layout and a cross model error in the computer-aided design program. The on-chip tuning flexibility was then used to achieve a 2.5-watt performance in the 14.5-GHz to 16-GHz band for a second amplifier design.<>
  • Keywords
    MMIC; circuit layout CAD; microwave amplifiers; power amplifiers; tuning; 14.5 to 17 GHz; 2.5 W; Ku-band; MMIC; amplifier design; computer-aided design program; cross model error; dense circuit layout; high volume applications; on-chip tuning; performance; power amplifier; Bonding; Circuit optimization; Coupling circuits; FETs; High power amplifiers; Instruments; Phased arrays; Power amplifiers; Radio frequency; Wire;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1991., IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Boston, MA, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-87942-591-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1991.147025
  • Filename
    147025