An AlGaN/GaN push-pull HEMT amplifier with 400 MHz bandwidth and 100 W peak output power

This work describes the operation of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs on s.i. SiC substrate in a broadband AlGaN/GaN push-pull amplifier for 3G/4G infrastructure applications between between 1.8 GHz and 2.2 GHz. The device yields linear gain of 12.9 dB, a 3 dB bandwidth of 400 MHz between 1.8 GHz and 2.2 GHz, and a maximum output power of 102 W at 1.95 GHz under single carrier 16 channel W-CDMA conditions. Linearity evaluation further yields a peak output power of 45 dBm for an ACLR of -45 dBc at 5 MHz offset at 1.95 GHz