Predicting the performance of a power amplifier using large-signal circuit simulations of an AlGaN/GaN HFET model

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7216, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Bilbro, Griff L ^a   Hou, Danqiong ^a   Yin, Hong ^b   Trew, Robert J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

GaN; HEMT; HFET; Large signal; Microwave; Modeling; Simulation

Indexed keywords

GAN; HEMT; HFET; LARGE-SIGNAL; MODELING; SIMULATION;

CIRCUIT SIMULATION; DRAIN CURRENT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GALLIUM NITRIDE; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; IONIZATION OF GASES; MESFET DEVICES; MICROWAVES; MIXER CIRCUITS; OHMIC CONTACTS; POWER AMPLIFIERS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM;

HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS;

EID: 65349084939     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.803348     Document Type: Conference Paper

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