A single-supply Ku-band 1-W power amplifier MMIC with compact self-bias PHEMTs

Hong Zhi Liu; Che Hung Lin; Chen Kuo Chu; Hou Kuei Huang; Mau Phon Houng; Ching Hsueh Chang; Chang Luen Wu; Chian Sern Chang; Yeong Her Wang

doi:10.1109/LMWC.2006.875627

A single-supply Ku-band 1-W power amplifier MMIC with compact self-bias PHEMTs

Hong Zhi Liu, Che Hung Lin, Chen Kuo Chu, Hou Kuei Huang, Mau Phon Houng, Ching Hsueh Chang, Chang Luen Wu, Chian Sern Chang, Yeong Her Wang

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In this letter, the design of a self-bias 1.8-mm AlGaAs/InGaAs/GaAs pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor with a compact source capacitor for operation in Ku-band frequency is described. Based on the proposed device, a self-bias Ku-band 1-W two-stage power amplifier monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) is also demonstrated. Under a single bias condition of 8 V and 630 mA, the self-bias MMIC possesses 14.2-dB small-signal gain, 30.2-dBm output power at 1-dB gain compression point with 19.2% power added efficiency and 31.3-dBm saturated output power with 22.5% power added efficiency at 14 GHz. With the performance comparable to the dual-bias MMIC counterpart, the proposed self-bias MMIC is more attractive to system designers on very small aperture terminal applications.

Original language	English
Article number	1637485
Pages (from-to)	330-332
Number of pages	3
Journal	IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters
Volume	16
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LMWC.2006.875627
Publication status	Published - 2006 Jun

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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A single-supply Ku-band 1-W power amplifier MMIC with compact self-bias PHEMTs. / Liu, Hong Zhi; Lin, Che Hung; Chu, Chen Kuo; Huang, Hou Kuei; Houng, Mau Phon; Chang, Ching Hsueh; Wu, Chang Luen; Chang, Chian Sern; Wang, Yeong Her.

In: IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, Vol. 16, No. 6, 1637485, 06.2006, p. 330-332.

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