In this paper the nonlinear model of a GaN transistor is extracted starting from dynamic bias measurements under class-F operation. Thanks to this technique, applied for the first time to high-efficiency classes of operation, one can get at once and separately the nonlinear currents and charges of the transistor in actual operating conditions. As case study a 0.25-μm GaN HEMT is considered. The model has been fully validated through comparison with harmonic load-pull measurements carried out at 5 GHz.

Extraction of accurate GaN HEMT model for high-efficiency power amplifier design

VADALA', Valeria;RAFFO, Antonio;VANNINI, Giorgio
2015

Abstract

In this paper the nonlinear model of a GaN transistor is extracted starting from dynamic bias measurements under class-F operation. Thanks to this technique, applied for the first time to high-efficiency classes of operation, one can get at once and separately the nonlinear currents and charges of the transistor in actual operating conditions. As case study a 0.25-μm GaN HEMT is considered. The model has been fully validated through comparison with harmonic load-pull measurements carried out at 5 GHz.
2015
9781479982752
9781479982752
microwave FET; nonlinear microwave measurements; nonlinear transistor model; power amplifiers; Computer Networks and Communications; Signal Processing; Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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