Microelectronics, Volume. 53, Issue 4, 614(2023)
A 33-36 GHz Doherty Power Amplifier MMIC Based on GaN Process
An asymmetric Doherty power amplifier (DPA) with a saturated output power of 44 dBm and an output back-off of 9 dB was designed in a GaN process, with a front driving power amplifier (PA) added for gain increase. Afterwards, by optimizing the impedance matching network of main PA, the λ/4 impedance conversion line could be removed. The output impedance of auxiliary PA was replaced by RC network equivalently, and the phase of output matching was maintained at 0°, thereby ensuring high resistance state during turn-off. Also, the optimal impedance at closing point was directly selected as 50 Ω, thus removing the λ/4 impedance conversion line. The simulation results show that when considering the frequency band of 33-36 GHz, a saturated output power, a power gain, and a power added-efficiency (PAE) of the proposed DPA are higher than 44 dBm, 25 dB, and 50%, respectively. Besides, PAE can be above 347% at the output back-off of 9 dB. In addition, the chip size of DPA is 34 mm*33 mm, and that of driving PA is 15 mm*17 mm.
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WANG Weimin, YAO Xiaojiang, FANG Zhiming, MA Ruoyu, TAN Xiaoyuan, ZHENG Zilong. A 33-36 GHz Doherty Power Amplifier MMIC Based on GaN Process[J]. Microelectronics, 2023, 53(4): 614
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Received: Oct. 27, 2022
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Published Online: Jan. 3, 2024
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