中国半导体行业协会封装分会会刊

中国电子学会电子制造与封装技术分会会刊

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电子与封装 ›› 2022, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (6): 060202 . doi: 10.16257/j.cnki.1681-1070.2022.0608

• 封装、组装与测试 • 上一篇    下一篇

X波段小型封装GaN功率放大器设计

崔朝探1,2,陈 政1,2,杜鹏搏1,2,3,焦雪龙1,2,曲韩宾1,2,3   

  1. 1. 河北新华北集成电路有限公司,石家庄 050200;2. 河北省卫星通信射频技术创新中心,石家庄 050200;3. 中国电子科技集团公司第十三研究所,石家庄 050051
  • 收稿日期:2021-11-10 修回日期:2021-12-16 出版日期:2022-06-23 发布日期:2022-01-25
  • 通讯作者: 崔朝探

Design of X-Band Miniature Package GaN Power Amplifier

CUI Zhaotan1,2, CHEN Zheng1,2, DU Pengbo1,2,3,  JIAO Xuelong1,2, QU Hanbin1,2,3   

  1. 1. Hebei New North China Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd., Shijiazhuang 050200, China; 2.Hebei Satellite Communication RF Technology Innovation Center, Shijiazhuang 050200, China; 3. China Electronics Technology Group Corporation No. 13 Research Institute, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
  • Received:2021-11-10 Revised:2021-12-16 Online:2022-06-23 Published:2022-01-25

摘要: 基于GaN功率放大器模块化、小型化的发展需求,设计了一款X波段小型管壳封装的功率放大器。通过合理排布电路结构,实现了封装尺寸的小型化。由于器件功率密度不断提升,散热问题不容忽视,通过对不同材料的管壳底座进行热仿真分析,预先模拟芯片的温度分布,根据仿真结果选定底座材料为钼铜Mo70Cu30,利用红外热成像仪测试芯片结温为107.83 ℃,满足I级降额要求。最终设计的功率放大器尺寸为18.03 mm×8.7 mm×3.03 mm,在28 V工作电压脉冲测试条件下,9.3~9.5 GHz频带内饱和输出功率Psat大于46 dBm,功率附加效率PAE大于36%,功率增益大于24.5 dB,电性能测试结果全部满足技术指标要求。

关键词: GaN功率放大器, 小型管壳封装, 电路结构, 热仿真分析, 电性能测试

Abstract:  Aiming at the development demands of modularization and miniaturization of GaN power amplifier, an X-band miniature package power amplifier was designed. The miniaturization of package size is realized through arranging circuit structure reasonably. With the increase of the device power density, heat dissipation has become a problem that can not be ignored. Through thermal simulation analysis of different base materials, the chip temperature distribution is obtained in advance. According to the simulation results, the base material is selected as Mo70Cu30.The infrared thermography instrument is implemented to test the actual junction temperature and the test result (107.83 ℃) is up to the level-I derating standard. The final design of the power amplifier module size is only 18.03 mm×8.70 mm×3.03 mm. Under 28 V voltage pulse test conditions, the saturated output power is greater than 46 dB, the power added efficiency is greater than 36%, and power gain is greater than 24.5 dB in 9.3-9.5 GHz frequency band. All electrical performance test results meet the technical index requirements.

Key words: GaN power amplifier, miniature package, circuit structure, the thermal simulation analysis, electrical performance test