Designing a 30MHz to 1000MHz 10W GaN HEMT Power Amplifier

By David Vye, Senior Product Marketing Manager, AWR, Cadence

When designing multi-octave high-power amplifiers, it is a challenge to achieve both broadband gain and power matching using a combination of lumped and distributed techniques. One approach to overcoming this challenge is to design the power amplifier (PA) using load line methods combined with a novel coaxial impedance transformer with ferrite beads. This approach relies on accurate, linear, and nonlinear models as the basis for all components. A new Microwave Journal article focuses on the design of a single-stage, 10W PA with broadband performance from 30MHz to 1GHz. This design utilizes software and design tools from Ametek Compliance Test Solutions, Cadence, Modelithics, and Qorvo.

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