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2008-01-17 13:25
Fully Integrated HBT MMIC Power Amplifier Modules for Use in 2.5/3.5-GHz-Band WiMAX Applications Miyo Miyashita, Toshio Okuda, Hitoshi Kurusu (MELCO), Shoichi Shimamura, Shinsuke Konishi (WTI), Junichi Udomoto, Ryo Matsushita, Yoshinobu Sasaki, Satoshi Suzuki, Takeshi Miura (MELCO), Yoshio Takahara (RSE), Makio Komaru, Kazuya Yamamoto (MELCO) ED2007-220 MW2007-151 Link to ES Tech. Rep. Archives: ED2007-220 MW2007-151 |
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This paper describes two GaAs HBT MMIC power amplifier modules (PAs) for 2.5-GHz- and 3.5-GHz-band WiMAX applications. Each amplifier module integrates a fully 50-Ω input/output matched three-stage amplifier, a 0/20-dB step attenuator, an attenuator controller, and an RF detector together with all bias circuits, featuring on-module full integration. The step attenuator operating with high power handling capability, low-distortion, and low-bias current is placed between the first and second stages, thereby suppressing the change of the input return loss between thru and attenuation modes.
With the 4.5 mm x 4.5 mm small-size module, optimized circuit design approaches lead to the following good measurement results under the 6-V supply voltage and WiMAX modulation (64QAM) test condition. The 2.5-GHz-band PA is capable of delivering a high gain (Gp) of over 31.9 dB, EVM of less than 2.1%, and PAE of more than 13.4% at a 28-dBm high output power (Pout). For the 3.5-GHz-band PA, a high Gp of over 28.1 dB, EVM of less than 2.4%, and PAE of over 11% are achieved at a Pout of 28 dBm. |
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MMIC / power amplifiers (PAs) / attenuator / detector / heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) / WiMAX / / |
Reference Info. |
IEICE Tech. Rep., vol. 107, no. 420, ED2007-220, pp. 77-82, Jan. 2008. |
Paper # |
ED2007-220 |
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2008-01-09 (ED, MW) |
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Print edition: ISSN 0913-5685 Online edition: ISSN 2432-6380 |
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