0.5W X-band SiGe PA with integrated double-tuned transformers

Eyal Harir; Eran Socher

doi:10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697396

0.5W X-band SiGe PA with integrated double-tuned transformers

Eyal Harir, Eran Socher

School of Electrical Engineering

Tel Aviv University

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Abstract

Power amplifier (PA) for a next generation X band T/R-modules in active array antennas is realized using low cost, high yield and high integration 0.18μm SiGe-HBT Technology. A single stage class AB cascode PA using only highspeed HBTs and double tuned transformers at the input and output matching networks with excellent performances has been designed. The PA achieve peak output power of 27dBm and maximum 36 % power added efficiency (PAE). The core RF size is 0.85mm × 0.56mm without pads and low frequency decoupling capacitors exhibiting an output power density of 1.0 W/mm². To our knowledge, those values are the highest in SiGe-HBT power amplifiers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2013 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, MTT 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697396
State	Published - 2013
Event	2013 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, MTT 2013 - Seattle, WA, United States Duration: 2 Jun 2013 → 7 Jun 2013

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Name	IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest
ISSN (Print)	0149-645X

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Conference	2013 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, MTT 2013
Country/Territory	United States
City	Seattle, WA
Period	2/06/13 → 7/06/13

Keywords

Cascode
Heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT)
Power amplifier (PA)
Silicon germanium (SiGe)

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Harir, E & Socher, E 2013, 0.5W X-band SiGe PA with integrated double-tuned transformers. in 2013 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, MTT 2013., 6697396, IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, 2013 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, MTT 2013, Seattle, WA, United States, 2/06/13. https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697396

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