Output matching network design for broadband class B/J power amplifier
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Boutayeb, Saad; Giry, Alexandre; Serhan, Ayssar; Arnould, Jean-Daniel; Lauga-Larroze, Estelle
- Source
- 2017 13th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics (PRIME) Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics (PRIME), 2017 13th Conference on. :41-44 Jun, 2017
- Subject
- Aerospace
Bioengineering
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Signal Processing and Analysis
Impedance
Power amplifiers
Harmonic analysis
Power generation
Trajectory
Capacitors
Inductors
Output matching network
continuous-mode
class B/J
wideband
power amplifier
LDMOS
SOI
- Language
This paper presents a design approach for the output matching networks (OMN) required in continuous class B/J power amplifiers (PA). Design equations of the OMN are derived and used to design a class-B/J PA that covers the frequency band from 2.2 GHz to 3.45 GHz. The PA uses the LDMOS device available in the 130 nm SOI technology from STMicroelectronics. Simulation results show that the PA has an efficiency higher than 60 % while delivering an output power higher than 23 dBm across the targeted frequency band. The maximum simulated efficiency is 69% for an output power of 24.1 dBm at 3 GHz.