准单片连续B / J 类Doherty 功率放大器研制

    Design of Continuous-Mode Class-B / J Doherty Power Amplifier

    • 摘要: 文中采用准单片工艺研制了两级连续B/ J 类Doherty 功率放大器。采用非对称Doherty 架构,分析当载波功放的阻抗逆变网络出现失配时,峰值功放非无穷输出阻抗对载波功放负载的影响,扩展了连续B/ J 类Doherty功放的阻抗设计空间,在保持高回退效率的同时拓展带宽。该设计方法无需提取管芯的封装参数,摆脱对特定管芯的依赖,更具有普遍性。测试结果表明,采用准单片工艺的2. 3~2. 7 GHz 频段连续B/ J 类Doherty 功率放大器输出功率大于35 dBm,回退8 dB 漏极效率大于36%。

       

      Abstract: This paper presents the design and the realization of a two-stage asymmetric continuous-mode class-B/ J Doherty power amplifier using Quasi-MMIC technology. When the impedance inverter network of carrier power amplifier is mismatched, the effect of non-infinity output impedance of peaking amplifier on the load impedance variation of the carrier stage is analyzed. Therefore, the impedance design space of continuous-mode class-B/ J Doherty amplifier is extended, which can increase bandwidth while maintaining high back-off efficiency. Moreover, this method is more universal because it is not necessary to extract packaging parameters of the die and select specific die. Based on this method, a quasi-MMIC continuousmode Class-B/ J Doherty power amplifier operating in 2. 3 - 2. 7 GHz frequency band is designed and fabricated. The measured results show that the output power is higher than 35 dBm, and the drain efficiency is higher than 36% around 8 dB back-off.

       

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