Abstract
In order to meet the application requirements of radar networks for high efficiency and high second harmonic suppression (SHS) of power amplifiers, this paper proposes a C-band 30 W power amplifier (PA) microwave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC) based on 0.25 μm gallium nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) process. The proposed PA uses a two-stage amplifier structure to achieve high power gain. A topology with SHS is designed in the output-matching network. Besides, the large signal model load pull simulation and the harmonic control technology in the output stage are used to improve efficiency. The high-power additional efficiency (PAE) and high SHS of the PA MMIC are achieved simultaneously. In the 5-6 GHz frequency range, multiple indicator measurements of the proposed PA show that output power is over 45 dBm, the PAE is more than 57%, the SHS exceeds 45 dBc, the power gain is greater than 24 dB, which are conducted under the condition of 100 μs pulse width and 10% duty cycle. In addition, the size of the PA MMIC, including bonding pads, is 3.3 × 3.1 mm2.
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