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

该项目将把Filtronic在生产E波段应用的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结合起来。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尖端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。通过两个周期的表征，旨在识别最佳晶体管，然后针对特定应用改进模型，将开发出一种稳健的模型提取和优化功率放大器设计方法。表征、建模和设计是半导体技术制造周期中的关键步骤，该项目将在该行业领先的工业和学术实体之间建立新的合作，从而加强英国在化合物半导体技术全球版图中的地位，建模和设计是半导体技术制造周期中的关键步骤。

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.