论文信息 - Manufacturing technology for high performance HBT linear power amplifiers

Manufacturing technology for high performance HBT linear power amplifiers

A straightforward HBT MMIC process technology based on an emitter-to-base realigned approach and single-step thick emitter metallization technique has produced highly linear efficient HBTs and power MMICs with high yields. The power transistor cell achieved 72% PAE with 0.17 W at 6 GHz. The two tone saturated power of the MMIC achieved 36.4% PAE at 10 GHz. The IMD is 30 dBc at 5 dB back-off from 2 dB gain compression.

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