Publisher： Cambridge University Press
E-ISSN： 1759-0795|5|6|683-688
ISSN： 1759-0787
Source： International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, Vol.5, Iss.6, 2013-12, pp. : 683-688
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Abstract
In this paper, authors report on an enhanced approach for the design of monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power combining amplifiers. Commonly used techniques for the stabilization of such circuits are empirical and too conservative. This leads very often to a non-desired degradation of the radio frequency (RF) performances that are inherent to the physical properties of such stabilization networks at the fundamental frequency of operation. The methodology proposed here is based on the use of large-signal optimization processes that combine RF and stability analyses from the early stages of the design. This approach results in an improvement of the RF performances while sufficient stability margins are preserved. The optimization procedure is explained on a Ku-band MMIC power amplifier for space-borne communications.
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