Improvement of phemt intermodulation prediction through the accurate modelling of low-frequency dispersion effects

Raffo, A. ; Santarelli, A. ; Traverso, P.A. ; Pagani, M. ; Palomba, F. ; Scappaviva, F. ; Vannini, G. ; Filicori, F. (2005) Improvement of phemt intermodulation prediction through the accurate modelling of low-frequency dispersion effects. In: IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, 2005, 12-17 giugno 2005, Long Beach, California.
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Abstract

Large-signal dynamic modelling of III-V FETs cannot be simply based on de i/v characteristics, when accurate performance prediction is needed. In fact, dispersive phenomena due to self-heating and/or traps (surface state densities and deep level traps) must be taken into account since they cause important deviations in the dynamic drain current. In this paper, a recently proposed large-signal i/v measurement setup is exploited to extract an empirical model for lowfrequency dispersive phenomena in microwave electron devices. This i/v model is then embedded into a microwave large-signal PHEMT model. Eventually, a Ka-band highly linear power amplifier, designed by Ericsson using the Triquint GaAs 0.25pm PHEMT process, is used for model validation. Excellent intermodulation distortion predictions are obtained with different loads despite the extremely low power level of IMD products involved. This entitles the proposed model to be also used in the PA design process instead of conventional loadpull techniques whenever the high-linearity specifications play a major role.

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Raffo, A.
Santarelli, A.
Traverso, P.A.
Pagani, M.
Palomba, F.
Scappaviva, F.
Vannini, G.
Filicori, F.
Parole chiave
FETs, semiconductor device modeling, nonlinear circuits, nonlinear distortion, intermodulation distortion
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01490-645X
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Data di deposito
07 Apr 2006
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31 Ott 2012 11:37
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