A Simple and Efficient Procedure for Identifying the Compressing Stage in Two-Stage Amplifiers

conference paper
2021
Atanasov, A.N.

Ahmad, W.H.R.A.M.

Alink, M.S.O.

Vliet, F.E. van
We propose a fast and simple method to accurately determine the compressing stage in a two-stage amplifier system based on reverse intermodulation and hot S-parameter measurements. The method uses no specialized hardware and
needs little reconfiguration, simplifying the measurements. We demonstrate its validity over a broad range of amplifiers designed in various semiconductor technologies. This method is a very useful tool in understanding or debugging amplifier designs.
Topics
power amplifiersreverse intermodulationIntermodulationScattering parametersSemiconductor device manufactureAmplifier systemsCompressionFast methodsNonlinearityReverse intermodulationSIMPLE methodSimple++Two-stage amplifiersPower amplifiers
TNO Identifier
968065
Repository link
https://resolver.tno.nl/uuid:43291aa1-c3ea-4fff-8add-331c4ced095f
ISBN
9781665439909
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Source title
2021 IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium, BCICTS 2021, 2021 IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium, BCICTS 2021, 5 December 2021 through 8 December 2021
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