OPTIME-PA: Optimal MMIC Design of E-Band Power Amplifiers for Satcom using Dedicated Measurements and Non-Linear Modelling

OPTIME-PA：使用专用测量和非线性建模的卫星通信 E 频段功率放大器的最佳 MMIC 设计

• 批准号: 10075892
• 金额: $ 11.63万
• 依托单位: FILTRONIC BROADBAND LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10075892
• 关键词: OPTIME; PA; Optimal; MMIC; Design

This project will combine the expertise of Filtronic in producing high power amplifier modules for E-band applications with the unique skills and facilities at Cardiff University. The generation of accurate non-linear models of a new generation of GaN transistors will allow Filtronic to accelerate the time to market of leading edge GaN power amplifier modules for satcom applications, targeting the growing market of LEO constellations.With two cycles of characterisation aimed at identifying the best transistors and then refining models for the specific application, a robust method for the model extraction and the design of optimized PAs will be developed.Characterisation, modelling and design are key steps in the manufacturing cycle of semiconductor technology, and this project will create a new collaboration between leading industrial and academic entities in the sector that will strengthen the UK position in the global landscape of compound semiconductor technology, since characterisation, modelling and design are key steps of the manufacturing cycle of semiconductor technology.

该项目将结合 Filtronic 在生产 E 频段应用高功率放大器模块方面的专业知识与卡迪夫大学的独特技能和设施。新一代 GaN 晶体管的精确非线性模型的生成将使 Filtronic 能够加快用于卫星通信应用的领先 GaN 功率放大器模块的上市时间，瞄准不断增长的 LEO 星座市场。两个周期的表征旨在确定最佳晶体管，然后针对特定应用完善模型，将开发一种用于模型提取和优化 PA 设计的稳健方法。表征、建模和设计是半导体技术制造周期中的关键步骤，该项目将创造该领域领先的工业和学术实体之间的新合作将加强英国在化合物半导体技术全球格局中的地位，因为表征、建模和设计是半导体技术制造周期的关键步骤。