GaN-on-Si transformer-coupled class D power amplifier

M. Ruhul Hasin; Jennifer Kitchen; Bertran Ardouin

doi:10.1109/PAWR.2015.7139196

GaN-on-Si transformer-coupled class D power amplifier

M. Ruhul Hasin, Jennifer Kitchen, Bertran Ardouin

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Abstract

This work presents a transformer-coupled class D switched-mode power amplifier using GaN-on-Si. An aggressive time-domain compatible, scalable, Angelov device model is used to accurately predict transient switched-mode device behavior. Simulation and measurement results report the GaN power device's intrinsic device efficiency to be 62% when operating as a switch at 2.25Gb/s. The 2-transistor PA topology demonstrates 29.5% efficiency at maximum power. When driven with a silicon-based sigma-delta RF modulator, the PA processes a single-carrier WCDMA waveform with -40.4dBc ACPR₁.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	PAWR 2015 - Proceedings; 2015 IEEE Topical Conference on Power Amplifiers for Wireless and Radio Applications
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479955060
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PAWR.2015.7139196
State	Published - Jun 29 2015
Event	2015 IEEE Topical Conference on Power Amplifiers for Wireless and Radio Applications, PAWR 2015 - San Diego, United States Duration: Jan 25 2015 → Jan 28 2015

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Name	PAWR 2015 - Proceedings; 2015 IEEE Topical Conference on Power Amplifiers for Wireless and Radio Applications

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Other	2015 IEEE Topical Conference on Power Amplifiers for Wireless and Radio Applications, PAWR 2015
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego
Period	1/25/15 → 1/28/15

Keywords

Class-D
GaN
RF power amplifiers
WCDMA
device model
high-efficiency

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Computer Networks and Communications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Hasin, M. R., Kitchen, J., & Ardouin, B. (2015). GaN-on-Si transformer-coupled class D power amplifier. In PAWR 2015 - Proceedings; 2015 IEEE Topical Conference on Power Amplifiers for Wireless and Radio Applications Article 7139196 (PAWR 2015 - Proceedings; 2015 IEEE Topical Conference on Power Amplifiers for Wireless and Radio Applications). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PAWR.2015.7139196

GaN-on-Si transformer-coupled class D power amplifier. / Hasin, M. Ruhul; Kitchen, Jennifer; Ardouin, Bertran.
PAWR 2015 - Proceedings; 2015 IEEE Topical Conference on Power Amplifiers for Wireless and Radio Applications. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. 7139196 (PAWR 2015 - Proceedings; 2015 IEEE Topical Conference on Power Amplifiers for Wireless and Radio Applications).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Hasin, MR, Kitchen, J & Ardouin, B 2015, GaN-on-Si transformer-coupled class D power amplifier. in PAWR 2015 - Proceedings; 2015 IEEE Topical Conference on Power Amplifiers for Wireless and Radio Applications., 7139196, PAWR 2015 - Proceedings; 2015 IEEE Topical Conference on Power Amplifiers for Wireless and Radio Applications, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015 IEEE Topical Conference on Power Amplifiers for Wireless and Radio Applications, PAWR 2015, San Diego, United States, 1/25/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/PAWR.2015.7139196

Hasin MR, Kitchen J, Ardouin B. GaN-on-Si transformer-coupled class D power amplifier. In PAWR 2015 - Proceedings; 2015 IEEE Topical Conference on Power Amplifiers for Wireless and Radio Applications. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2015. 7139196. (PAWR 2015 - Proceedings; 2015 IEEE Topical Conference on Power Amplifiers for Wireless and Radio Applications). doi: 10.1109/PAWR.2015.7139196

Hasin, M. Ruhul ; Kitchen, Jennifer ; Ardouin, Bertran. / GaN-on-Si transformer-coupled class D power amplifier. PAWR 2015 - Proceedings; 2015 IEEE Topical Conference on Power Amplifiers for Wireless and Radio Applications. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. (PAWR 2015 - Proceedings; 2015 IEEE Topical Conference on Power Amplifiers for Wireless and Radio Applications).

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