This paper presents the design, fabrication, and experimental characterization of a 3-way multi-stage Doherty amplifier working in the 5G NR FR2 bands centered at 28 GHz. The amplifier, realized in the WIN Semiconductors' 150 nm gate-length GaN-SiC integrated technology, is optimized for linearity as well as wide back-off efficient operation. The experimental characterization in continuous wave and under modulated signal excitation evidences performance well in line with the present state of the art in terms of bandwidth, power levels, efficiency, and linearity, without the need for additional pre-distortion.

Piacibello, A., Giofre, R., Colantonio, P., Camarchia, V. (2023). A 3-Way GaN Doherty Power Amplifier for 28 GHz 5G FR2 Operation. In 2023 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium - IMS 2023 (pp.327-330). IEEE [10.1109/IMS37964.2023.10187996].

A 3-Way GaN Doherty Power Amplifier for 28 GHz 5G FR2 Operation

Piacibello, Anna;Giofre, Rocco;Colantonio, Paolo;Camarchia, Vittorio
2023-01-01

Abstract

This paper presents the design, fabrication, and experimental characterization of a 3-way multi-stage Doherty amplifier working in the 5G NR FR2 bands centered at 28 GHz. The amplifier, realized in the WIN Semiconductors' 150 nm gate-length GaN-SiC integrated technology, is optimized for linearity as well as wide back-off efficient operation. The experimental characterization in continuous wave and under modulated signal excitation evidences performance well in line with the present state of the art in terms of bandwidth, power levels, efficiency, and linearity, without the need for additional pre-distortion.
2023 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium
Sa Diego, USA
2023
Rilevanza internazionale
contributo
2023
Settore ING-INF/01
English
Fabrication; 3GPP Standards; 5G mobile communication; Power amplifiers; Linearity; Bandwidth; Logic gates; Back-off; Doherty; GaN; High efficiency; MMIC; 5G
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Piacibello, A., Giofre, R., Colantonio, P., Camarchia, V. (2023). A 3-Way GaN Doherty Power Amplifier for 28 GHz 5G FR2 Operation. In 2023 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium - IMS 2023 (pp.327-330). IEEE [10.1109/IMS37964.2023.10187996].
Piacibello, A; Giofre, R; Colantonio, P; Camarchia, V
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