PS1:RF CMOS PA,片上变压器+差分PA参考论文:
[1] Wang, Fei, and Hua Wang. "A Broadband Linear Ultra-Compact mm-Wave Power Amplifier With Distributed-Balun Output Network: Analysis and Design." IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits 56.8 (2021): 2308-2323. (环状变压器+耦合线巴伦)
[2] Mannem, Naga Sasikanth, Tzu-Yuan Huang, and Hua Wang. "Broadband Active Load-Modulation Power Amplification Using Coupled-Line Baluns: A Multifrequency Role-Exchange Coupler Doherty Amplifier Architecture." IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits 56.10 (2021): 3109-3122. (环状变压器+耦合线巴伦+Doherty)
PS2:MMIC GaAs / GaN PA,片上变压器+差分PA参考论文:
[1] Zhang, Jincheng, et al. "A 20-30 GHz Compact PHEMT Power Amplifier Using Coupled-Line Based MCCR Matching Technique." 2020 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS). IEEE, 2020. (叠层耦合变压器)
[2] Qunaj, Valdrin, and Patrick Reynaert. "Compact Transformer-Based Matching Structures for Ka-Band Power Amplifiers." 2019 IEEE Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC). IEEE, 2019. (叠层耦合变压器)
[3] Nikandish, Gholamreza, Robert Bogdan Staszewski, and Anding Zhu. "Bandwidth enhancement of GaN MMIC Doherty power amplifiers using broadband transformer-based load modulation network." IEEE Access 7 (2019): 119844-119855. (非常长窄边耦合线,没有做成类似环装的结构,非差分结构)
感谢感谢。
1. 三五族工艺差分合成,我现在确实暂时没见到,我现在考虑的就是设计一个4路差分合成的GaAs差分放大器,暂时考虑下来,比传统的功率合成面积要大一些,损耗在1dB左右。
2. “影响电感的性能”,我现在见到的三五族工艺中,基本上用耦合线比较多。可以展开讲一下,较薄的衬底对变压器有怎样的影响吗?如果下图的耦合线再多折叠一下(从直线到接近环状),这个影响应该怎样评估呢?
参考文献:
[1] Nikandish, Gholamreza, Robert Bogdan Staszewski, and Anding Zhu. "Bandwidth enhancement of GaN MMIC Doherty power amplifiers using broadband transformer-based load modulation network." IEEE Access 7 (2019): 119844-119855. (sub-6 GHz+耦合线变压器负载调制)
[2] Roberg, Michael, et al. "A compact 10w 2-20 ghz gan mmic power amplifier using a decade bandwidth output impedance transformer." 2020 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS). IEEE, 2020. (分布式PA+变压器匹配)
[3] Roberg, Michael, et al. "A 20W 2-20 GHz GaN MMIC Power Amplifier Using a Decade Bandwidth Transformer-Based Power Combiner." 2020 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS). IEEE, 2020. (分布式PA+变压器功率合成)
[4] Chen, Shuoqi, Vipan Kumar, and Yu Cao. "A High Efficiency 4–18 GHz GaN MMIC Power Amplifier based on 90nm T-gate GaN HEMT Technology." 2020 IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium (BCICTS). IEEE, 2020. (分布式PA+高转换比变压器匹配)
[5] Martin, Daniel, et al. "A 6–12 GHz reconfigurable transformer-based outphasing combiner in 250-nm GaAs." 2019 IEEE BiCMOS and Compound semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium (BCICTS). IEEE, 2019. (GaAs+可重构功率合成)
参考文献:
[1] Martin, Daniel N., et al. "An 18–38-GHz K-/Ka-band reconfigurable chireix outphasing GaAs MMIC power amplifier." IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 68.7 (2020): 3028-3038. (GaAs Outphasing PA)
[2] Chakraborty, Sudipta, et al. "A folded edge-coupled transformer balun in GaAs with excellent balance from 9 to 20 GHz." 2018 48th European Microwave Conference (EuMC). IEEE, 2018. (GaAs耦合线巴伦)