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Yidong Xu1, Yuxiu Tong2, Jiangtao Su2
1Qingdao Jari Industrial Control Technology Co., Ltd., Qingdao 266000, China.
Abstract:
RF PAs need to be reliable enough to protect them from damage under load mismatch conditions. This paper investigated the characteristics of GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) under load mismatch conditions using a novel reverse wave injection technique to realize large VSWR ruggedness measurement with the circle centered at 50 Ohm and optimal impedance separately to analyze the device in real applications. With a real-time waveform measurement system, the RF voltage and current waveform information can be acquired, which provide a more-accurate view of what is occurring at the current generator plane of the HBT device. Thereby, the potential failure mechanisms and load impedance can be identified to design the most-suitable PA circuits in communication systems.
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