Direct measurement of the maximum operating region in GaAs HBTs for RF power amplifiers
- 13 November 2002
- conference paper
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Vol. 3 (0149645X) , 1687-1690
- https://doi.org/10.1109/mwsym.2001.967230
Abstract
Current and voltage waveforms of GaAs HBTs at 1 GHz have been directly measured using a microwave waveform measurement system. The maximum operating region has been experimentally investigated by sweeping load lines. The limits of a small input power are found to come from the thermal runaway and avalanche breakdown of the device. With large input power, the HBT is found to operate beyond the DC limit of thermal runaway.Keywords
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