Download or read book C band 10W Solid State Power Amplifier Development written by A. Battisti and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The development of a Class C solid state L band power amplifier written by John Leslie Hutchings and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book CMOS 60 GHz and E band Power Amplifiers and Transmitters written by Dixian Zhao and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-06-29 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the development of design techniques and methodologies for 60-GHz and E-band power amplifiers and transmitters at device, circuit and layout levels. The authors show the recent development of millimeter-wave design techniques, especially of power amplifiers and transmitters, and presents novel design concepts, such as “power transistor layout” and “4-way parallel-series power combiner”, that can enhance the output power and efficiency of power amplifiers in a compact silicon area. Five state-of-the-art 60-GHz and E-band designs with measured results are demonstrated to prove the effectiveness of the design concepts and hands-on methodologies presented. This book serves as a valuable reference for circuit designers to develop millimeter-wave building blocks for future 5G applications.

Download or read book Some Aspects Of The Development Of A Class c Solid State L band Power Amplifier written by Hutchings John Leslie and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Solid state Microwave High power Amplifiers written by Franco Sechi and published by Artech House. This book was released on 2009 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical resource offers expert guidance on the most critical aspects of microwave power amplifier design. This comprehensive book provides descriptions of all the major active devices, discusses large signal characterization, explains all the key circuit design procedures. Moreover you gain keen insight on the link between design parameters and technological implementation, helping you achieve optimal solutions with the most efficient utilization of available technologies. The book covers a broad range of essential topics, from requirements for high-power amplifiers, device models, phase noise and power combiners... to high-efficiency amplifiers, linear amplifier design, bias circuits, and thermal design.

Download or read book S band 30W Solid State Power Amplifier Development written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book S band 30W Solid State Power Amplifier Development written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book High Efficiency RF and Microwave Solid State Power Amplifiers written by Paolo Colantonio and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-07-08 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to know how to design high efficiency RF and microwave solid state power amplifiers? Read this book to learn the main concepts that are fundamental for optimum amplifier design. Practical design techniques are set out, stating the pros and cons for each method presented in this text. In addition to novel theoretical discussion and workable guidelines, you will find helpful running examples and case studies that demonstrate the key issues involved in power amplifier (PA) design flow. Highlights include: Clarification of topics which are often misunderstood and misused, such as bias classes and PA nomenclatures. The consideration of both hybrid and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs). Discussions of switch-mode and current-mode PA design approaches and an explanation of the differences. Coverage of the linearity issue in PA design at circuit level, with advice on low distortion power stages. Analysis of the hot topic of Doherty amplifier design, plus a description of advanced techniques based on multi-way and multi-stage architecture solutions. High Efficiency RF and Microwave Solid State Power Amplifiers is: an ideal tutorial for MSc and postgraduate students taking courses in microwave electronics and solid state circuit/device design; a useful reference text for practising electronic engineers and researchers in the field of PA design and microwave and RF engineering. With its unique unified vision of solid state amplifiers, you won’t find a more comprehensive publication on the topic.

Download or read book Ka Band Wide Bandgap Solid State Power Amplifier written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-24 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motivated by recent advances in wide-bandgap (WBG) gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor technology, there is considerable interest in developing efficient solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs) as an alternative to the traveling-wave tube amplifier (TWTA) for space applications. This article documents proof-of-concept hardware used to validate power-combining technologies that may enable a 120-W, 40 percent power-added efficiency (PAE) SSPA. Results in previous articles [1-3] indicate that architectures based on at least three power combiner designs are likely to enable the target SSPA. Previous architecture performance analyses and estimates indicate that the proposed architectures can power combine 16 to 32 individual monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) with >80 percent combining efficiency. This combining efficiency would correspond to MMIC requirements of 5- to 10-W output power and >48 percent PAE. In order to validate the performance estimates of the three proposed architectures, measurements of proof-of-concept hardware are reported here. Epp, L. and Khan, P. and Silva, A. Glenn Research Center; Jet Propulsion Laboratory IPN-PR-42-163

Download or read book A Ka Band Wide Bandgap Solid State Power Amplifier written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-24 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motivated by recent advances in wide-bandgap (WBG) gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor technology, there is considerable interest in developing efficient solidstate power amplifiers (SSPAs) as an alternative to the traveling-wave tube amplifier (TWTA) for space applications. This article documents the results of a study to investigate power-combining technology and SSPA architectures that can enable a 120-W, 40 percent power-added efficiency (PAE) SSPA. Results of the study indicate that architectures based on at least three power combiner designs are likely to enable the target SSPA. The proposed architectures can power combine 16 to 32 individual monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) with >80 percent combining efficiency. This corresponds to MMIC requirements of 5- to 10-W output power and >48 percent PAE. For the three proposed architectures [1], detailed analysis and design of the power combiner are presented. The first architecture studied is based on a 16-way septum combiner that offers low loss and high isolation over the design band of 31 to 36 GHz. Analysis of a 2-way prototype septum combiner had an input match >25 dB, output match >30 dB, insertion loss 30 dB over the design band. A 16-way design, based on cascading this combiner in a binary fashion, is documented. The second architecture is based on a 24-way waveguide radial combiner. A prototype 24-way radial base was analyzed to have an input match >30 dB (under equal excitation of all input ports). The match of the mode transducer that forms the output of a radial combiner was found to be >27 dB. The functional bandwidth of the radial base and mode transducer, which together will form a radial combiner/divider, exceeded the design band. The third architecture employs a 32-way, parallel-plate radial combiner. Simulation results indicated an input match >24 dB, output match >22 dB, insertion loss

Download or read book Ka Band Wide Bandgap Solid State Power Amplifier written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-24 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Results of prototype hardware activities related to a 120-W, 32-GHz (Ka-band) solid-state power amplifier (SSPA) architecture study are presented. Spurious mode suppression and the power-handling capability of a prototype 24-way radial combiner and a prototype 2-way septum binary combiner were investigated. Experimental data indicate that a commercial absorptive filter, designed to pass the circular TE01 mode, effectively suppressed the higher-order modes generated by a narrowband, flower-petal-type mode transducer. However, the same filter was not effective in suppressing higher-order modes generated by the broadband Marie mode transducer that is used in the prototype waveguide radial combiner. Should greater filtering be required by a particular SSPA application, a broadband mode filter that can suppress specifically those higher-order modes that are generated by the Marie transducer will need to be developed. A back-to-back configuration of the prototype radial combiner was tested with drive power up to approximately 50 W. No anomalous behavior was observed. Power measurements of the septum combiner indicate that up to 10-W radio frequency (RF) can be dissipated in the integrated resistive element before a permanent performance shift is observed. Thus, a given adder (a single-stage, 2-way combiner) can safely combine two 20-W sources, and the adder will not be damaged in the event of a source failure. This result is used to calculate the maximum source power that can be safely combined as a function of the number of sources combined and the number of source failures allowed in a multi-stage combiner. The analysis shows that SSPA power >140 W can be generated by power combining 16 sources producing 10 W each. In this configuration, up to three sources could fail with the guarantee that the combiner would not be damaged. Finally, a modified prototype septum combiner design was verified. The improved design reduced the assembly time from over 2 hours to about 15

Download or read book The Design and Implementation of a C band Dual transistor Power Amplifier written by Jamal Abdou and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Power amplifiers are at the heart of any high frequency communications network. Increasing the output power of amplifiers is conventionally carried out through 90-degree hybrids at frequencies above 3GHz and through 180-degree hybrids at lower frequencies. In this thesis, we go through the design, simulation, and prototype building and testing phases of a C-band, 47dBm solid-state microwave power amplifier and investigate its performance using the two types of hybrids. The device used is a Fujitsu device consisting of two independent transistors; each has a 10dB linear gain and a saturated output power of 44dBm. Three simulation packages were used in the design phase, ADS, a product of Hewlett-Packard, Zeland, a product of Zeland Software Inc, and Sonnet b, a product of Sonnet Software Inc. The results of tests revealed that, when a 180-degree hybrid was used, the amplifier exhibited better performance in terms of output power, power-added efficiency, and inter-modulation distortion. However, the amplifier utilizing a 90-degree hybrid exhibited better return loss results. The design, simulation, and testing of the amplifier were carried out at Fujitsu FCSI under the guidance and appreciated help of the applications lab engineering team.

Download or read book Implementation of Novel Power Combining Techniques on Solid State Power Amplifier SSPA Chip Designs to Improve Efficiency and Power Performance written by Caroline W. Waiyaki and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current communication systems at Ka-band are using traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs) that are bulky, costly and require high-voltage power supplies. Advances on solid state device technologies with benefits such as low supply voltage, graceful degradation, lower development cost, and high power densities have made solid state power amplifiers (SSPAs) very attractive as TWTA replacements. These attributes are beneficial to the military's need for reducing size, weight, and prime power (SWAP) and cost of the existing electronic components. The Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) device technology has been the workhorse of the solid state power amplifiers (SSPAs) for the last two decades and has demonstrated maturity at the Ka-band frequencies. Gallium Nitride (GaN), though less mature, is increasingly becoming the technology of choice for high frequency, high power applications due to its desirable attributes (i.e. high breakdown fields, high power density, and high electron saturation velocity). The SSPA modules currently available at Ka-band are based on GaAs device technology and utilize very low power (2W) and less efficient (20% power added efficiency (PAE)) monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs). There is a need to improve the power and efficiency of current MMICs by incorporating on-chip planar power combining. This research focuses on the design of a highly efficient multi-watt SSPA chip at Ka-band for space, defense and commercial wireless communications applications. GaAs- and GaN- based device technologies are utilized in this research to demonstrate the feasibility of achieving multi-watt PAs with 40% PAE at Ka-band. Class AB biasing has been chosen for the design to obtain a good compromise between linearity and efficiency performances. Additionally, a novel planar power combining network that incorporates harmonic suppression, Wei-Chi, is implemented in the chip design to improve on the power and efficiency performance without degrading linearity performance. This Wei-Chi combiner performance is also compared to the Wilkinson combiner, which is commonly used in MMIC design. S-band GaN-based microwave integrated circuits (MICs) using Cree's 10W GaN HEMT packaged devices were designed to verify the feasibility of the approach. The MMIC designs for this work included a GaAs-based chip using Triquint's 0.13&mgr;m pHEMT process and a GaN-based chip on Triquint's 0.15&mgr;m GaN on SiC HEMT process. Both designs implemented the Wei-Chi combiner at Ka-band. The GaAs MMIC design has demonstrated measured output power of 22 dBm and 39.32 % PAE at 26.5 GHz. In addition, the simulated results for the GaN MMIC design are presented in this research. The GaN MMIC is expected to deliver 2W output power with 40% PAE. -- Abstract.

Download or read book 400W Solid state Power Amplifier for C band Satellite Communications written by Masatoshi Ishida and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fundamentals of RF and Microwave Transistor Amplifiers written by Inder Bahl and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-06-17 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Comprehensive and Up-to-Date Treatment of RF and Microwave Transistor Amplifiers This book provides state-of-the-art coverage of RF and microwave transistor amplifiers, including low-noise, narrowband, broadband, linear, high-power, high-efficiency, and high-voltage. Topics covered include modeling, analysis, design, packaging, and thermal and fabrication considerations. Through a unique integration of theory and practice, readers will learn to solve amplifier-related design problems ranging from matching networks to biasing and stability. More than 240 problems are included to help readers test their basic amplifier and circuit design skills-and more than half of the problems feature fully worked-out solutions. With an emphasis on theory, design, and everyday applications, this book is geared toward students, teachers, scientists, and practicing engineers who are interested in broadening their knowledge of RF and microwave transistor amplifier circuit design.

Download or read book The 60 Ghz Solid State Power Amplifier written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-16 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new amplifier architecture was developed during this contract that is superior to any other solid state approach. The amplifier produced 6 watts with 4 percent efficiency over a 2 GHz band at 61.5 GHz. The unit was 7 x 9 x 3 inches in size, 5.5 pounds in weight, and the conduction cooling through the baseplate is suitable for use in space. The amplifier used high efficiency GaAs IMPATT diodes which were mounted in 1-diode circuits, called modules. Eighteen modules were used in the design, and power combining was accomplished with a proprietary passive component called a combiner plate. Mcclymonds, J. Unspecified Center...

Download or read book 20 Watt Solid State X Band Power Amplifier written by W. Lockyear and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The original objective of this program was to develop a solid state amplifier capable of delivering 20 watts of power in the 7.9 to 8.4 GHz band with 14 dB gain and a 20 dB dynamic range per USA SATCOMA Technical Guidelines, SCA-2161. This included development of four and eight diode circular cavity combiners, development of a hybrid-coupled driver amplifier, design of a dc power supply, packaging and electrical and environmental testing of the final version of the amplifier. Two amplifiers were to be delivered at the end of the program. During the course of the program, the objectives were changed to build one amplifier with a nominal saturated output power of 10 watts but optimized for use at much lower power levels as a linear TWT driver. The specified maximum operating power level was changed to 1.5 watts over the 7.9 to 8.4 GHz band with 38 to 40 dB gain and a 20 dB dynamic range. AN intermodulation product specification of 30 DBc at 200 mW output was added. The number of stages was increased to eight including two four-diode cavity combiners and two hybrid-coupled pairs of stages. Results of the amplifier development work are discussed including RF and dc circuitry and thermal design.