A Ka-band 25-dBm output power high efficiency monolithic Doherty power amplifier in 0.15-μm GaAs E-mode pHEMT process

Yu An Lin, Jien Rong Ji, Tzu Han Chien, Hong Yeh Chang, Yu Chi Wang

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Abstract

A Ka-band Doherty power amplifier (PA) is presented in this paper. The proposed Doherty PA is designed using 0.15-μm GaAs enhancement-mode pHEMT process to achieve an output saturation power up to 25.1 dBm. The quarter-wave transmission lines and offset lines are implemented using inductance-capacitance lumped elements to reduce significantly the chip area. With a compact chip size of 1.5×1.5 mm2, the measured small signal gain, input and output return losses at 25.8 GHz are better than 7 dB, 15 dB, and 29 dB, respectively. The proposed Doherty PA achieves a peak power-added efficiency of 16.5% and a 6-dB back-off efficiency of 12.6%. This work has potential for the high-power high-efficiency communication system as compared to previously reported Doherty PAs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 Asia Pacific Microwave Conference, APMC 2017 - Proceedings
EditorsIdnin Pasya
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages984-987
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781538606407
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Jun 2017
Event2017 IEEE Asia Pacific Microwave Conference, APMC 2017 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration: 13 Nov 201716 Nov 2017

Publication series

NameAsia-Pacific Microwave Conference Proceedings, APMC

Conference

Conference2017 IEEE Asia Pacific Microwave Conference, APMC 2017
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Period13/11/1716/11/17

Keywords

  • Doherty power amplifier (DPA)
  • GaAs
  • Ka-band
  • microwave
  • millimeter-wave
  • MMIC
  • RFIC

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