Doherty power amplifiers for mm wave 5G applications

适用于毫米波 5G 应用的 Doherty 功率放大器

• 批准号: 555657-2020
• 负责人: Rogers, John
• 金额: $ 1.46万
• 依托单位: Carleton University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=705948
• 关键词: Doherty; power; amplifiers; mm; wave

Next-generation wireless technology is rapidly generating economic growth by improving the way people live and work. Similarly, the development of fifth generation (5G) communication standards offers significant opportunities for Canada. Skyworks Solutions is partnering with a third party foundry to explore the capability of their enhancement mode GaN technology for implementation in next generation 5G products at millimeter wave frequencies. One key area of research will be transmitters capable of handling high-order modulated data at very high frequencies and key to their successful implementation will be new design techniques for power amplifiers. The goal of this research will be to leverage this unique technology which is capable of both operating at very high frequencies while simultaneously operating from a high supply voltage to create high power, highly efficient power amplifiers for use in the mmwave 5G frequency bands. This research will explore novel Doherty power amplifiers as a way to enable higher data rates, greater range, and longer battery life in new 5G devices at lower cost. This proposed two-year project will endeavor to characterize the process, and explore novel circuit techniques designed to fully exploit the potential of this unique technology.

下一代无线技术正在通过改善人们的生活方式来迅速产生经济增长。同样，第五代（5G）通信标准的发展为加拿大提供了重要的机会。 SkyWorks Solutions正在与第三方铸造厂合作，以探索其增强模式GAN技术在毫米波频率下在下一代5G产品中实施的能力。研究的一个关键领域将是能够以很高的频率处理高级调制数据的发射机，其成功实施的关键将是功率放大器的新设计技术。 这项研究的目的是利用这项独特的技术，该技术能够以非常高的频率运行，同时从高电源电压同时运行，从而创建高功率，高效的功率放大器，以用于MMWAVE 5G频段。 这项研究将探索新颖的Doherty功率放大器，以此来以较低的成本在新的5G设备中更高的数据速率，更大的范围和更长的电池寿命。 这项拟议的为期两年的项目将努力表征该过程，并探索旨在充分利用这种独特技术潜力的新型电路技术。