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2014

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Portland State University

Gallium nitride

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A 3.6 Ghz Doherty Power Amplifier With A 40 Dbm Saturated Output Power Using Gan On Sic Hemt Devices, Bryant Baker Jun 2014

A 3.6 Ghz Doherty Power Amplifier With A 40 Dbm Saturated Output Power Using Gan On Sic Hemt Devices, Bryant Baker

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This manuscript describes the design, development, and implementation of a linear high efficiency power amplifier. The symmetrical Doherty power amplifier utilizes TriQuint's 2nd Generation Gallium Nitride (GaN) on Silicon Carbide (SiC) High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) devices (T1G6001032-SM) for a specified design frequency of 3.6 GHz and saturated output power of 40 dBm. Advanced Design Systems (ADS) simulation software, in conjunction with Modelithic's active and passive device models, were used during the design process and will be evaluated against the final measured results. The use of these device models demonstrate a successful first-pass design, putting less dependence on classical load …