DocumentCode
427356
Title
Design of a very compact and lightweight S-band power amplifier for radar T/R modules
Author
Bertram, P. ; Eudeline, Ph.
fYear
2004
fDate
11-15 Oct. 2004
Firstpage
97
Lastpage
100
Abstract
This paper describes an advanced amplifier design dedicated to high power T K modules for active array antennas. The concept uses silicon bare dies on non-toxic AIN carriers packed with plastic cover, allowing to decrease both amplifier??s cost and size. The design is particularly compact and lightweight (<20grs!) for a lOOWc amplifier. Design tricks are detailed to reach those goals and particularly a novel DC/RF mechanical grounding path that replaces classical via holes.
Keywords
Circuits; Costs; High power amplifiers; Impedance matching; Power amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Radar; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Silicon;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Radar Conference, 2004. EURAD. First European
Conference_Location
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Print_ISBN
1-58053-993-9
Type
conf
Filename
1396490
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