[Legacy Report] Advanced Streamlining Methods doe Power Amplifier Design Using Enhanced Load-Pull Data

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Overview

Having a rich set of load-pull data provides power amplifier (PA) designers with a means of exploring the full capability of a device in relation to design goals and project targets. The challenge for EDA companies is to provide intuitive methods for dealing with complex swept load-pull data sets. These data sets can include multiple fundamental frequencies, nested harmonic load pull, and/or nested source and load pull. As such, an entire array of possibilities exists for manipulating the data, including analyses as a function of frequency, power, and load or source impedance at the fundamental frequency or at harmonic frequencies. Measurements to be plotted can include power capability, gain, efficiency, intermodulation distortion levels, or, essentially, any other performance metric that can be measured on a modern load-pull system. Importantly, the measurements can also be de-embedded to the current generator plane of the device, which is a critical consideration for any designer moving beyond the traditional reduced conduction angle classes of operation. This presentation demonstrates how load-pull analysis can be used in the design of a Class J PA. It is shown how the load-pull data can be used to complement traditional, theoretical Class J analyses and streamline the design flow. 

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