Ka-Band GaN-on-Si 4W MMIC High Power Amplifier for Millimetre-wave Radar

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Cipriani, Elisa [1 ]
Colantonio, Paolo [1 ]
Giannini, Franco [1 ]
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[1] Univ Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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10.1109/pawr.2019.8708736
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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This contribution presents the design of a Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMIC) power amplifier (PA) developed for radar applications in the upper Ka-band (35 GHz - 40 GHz). The MMIC is designed by using a 0.1 mu m Gallium Nitride on Silicon (GaN-on-Si) millimetre wave process and employs a single-ended, four-stage configuration for an enhanced gain. The designed power amplifier can provide 4W of output power with an associated gain of at least 19 dB and minimum 25% of power added efficiency (PAE) in the targeted frequency range.
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