基于GaAs pHEMT工艺的Class-J功率放大器的设计与实现

    Design and Implementation of Class-J Power Amplifier Based on GaAs pHEMT process

    • 摘要: 本文基于国产0.25 μm砷化镓赝配高电子迁移率晶体管(Gallium Arsenide Pseudomorphic High Electron Mobility Transistor, GaAs pHEMT) 工艺,设计并实现了一款中心频率为1.8 GHz的谐波抑制型J类功率放大器。通过高谐波抑制能力的输出匹配网络,深度抑制二次、三次及四次谐波成分:二次谐波失真度为−53.6 dBc,三次谐波失真度为−66.0 dBc,四次谐波失真度为−82.6 dBc。功率放大器采用两级级联架构,芯片核心面积仅1.19 mm2。实际测试结果表明:小信号增益峰值达35.9 dB,输入回波损耗小于−8 dB,输出回波损耗小于−5.8 dB。在1.5~2.1 GHz频带内,输出功率大于26.5 dBm,功率附加效率峰值达到56.5%,最大输出功率点幅度−相位转换(Amplitude Modulation to Phase Modulation, AM-PM) 失真低至4.5°。该设计有效突破高次谐波对功率附加效率与线性度的制约,为6 GHz以下频段(Sub-6 GHz Frequency Band, Sub-6 GHz) 通信系统提供了高谐波抑制、高效率的射频功率放大器解决方案。

       

      Abstract: This paper presents a harmonic-suppressed Class-J power amplifier (PA) operating at 1.8 GHz, implemented in a domestic 0.25-μm Gallium Arsenide Pseudomorphic High Electron Mobility Transistor (GaAs pHEMT) process. By employing an output matching network with high harmonic suppression capability, it achieves significant suppression of second-, third-, and fourth-harmonics, with measured distortion of -53.6 dBc, -66.0 dBc, and -82.6 dBc, respectively. The two-stage cascaded PA occupies a compact core area of 1.19 mm2. Measurement results show a small-signal gain peak of 35.9 dB, input return loss better than -8 dB, and output return loss better than -5.8 dB. Across the 1.5 to 2.1 GHz band, the output power exceeds 26.5 dBm, with a peak power-added efficiency (PAE) of 56.5%. At the maximum output power point, the Amplitude Modulation to Phase Modulation (AM-PM) distortion remains as low as 4.5 degrees. This work effectively overcomes the limitations imposed by high-order harmonics on PAE and linearity, providing a high-efficiency Radio Frequency (RF) power amplifier solution with strong harmonic suppression for Sub-6 GHz communication systems.

       

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