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A 3.2-3.6 GHz GaN Doherty Power Amplifier Module Based on a Compact Low-Loss Combiner
Xiyu Wang1, Dehan Wang1,2, Wenming Li2
1State Key Laboratory of Mobile Network and Mobile Multimedia Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Abstract:
In this paper, a 3.2-3.6 GHz two-stage Doherty power amplifier (PA) module is proposed for fifth-generation (5G) massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) base stations. A detailed design method and procedure for a compact and low-loss combiner suitable for the Doherty PA module are introduced. Based on the proposed combiner, a Doherty PA module is implemented using gallium nitride (GaN) transistors and surface-mounted devices (SMDs) with a packaged size of 8 × 8 mm2. The proposed two-stage Doherty PA module achieves a 3 dB small-signal bandwidth of 3.1-3.9 GHz and a peak gain of 31.7 dB. From 3.2 to 3.6 GHz, the saturated output power is 40.4-41.1 dBm. Moreover, the measured saturated drain efficiency (DE) and 8 dB power back-off (PBO) DE reach 51-56.6% and 45.5-48.6%, respectively.
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