Monolithic upconversion and reference IC for power amplifier linearization using GaAs HBTs

In order to fulfil the linearity requirements of modern communication standards, a linearization system using Adaptive Digital Predistortion has been developed. An increase of 12 dB in ACPR without decreasing the output power can be achieved with this system for W-CDMA signals. To achieve high syste...

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Published in:2000 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium Digest of Papers (Cat. No.00CH37096) 2000, p.279-282
Main Authors: Bingol, C., Hein, H., Gammn, E., Oehler, F., Doser, W., Riepe, K., Blanck, H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptive systems
Communication standards
Gallium arsenide
Heterojunction bipolar transistors
Linearity
Monolithic integrated circuits
Multiaccess communication
Power amplifiers
Power generation
Predistortion
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Summary:In order to fulfil the linearity requirements of modern communication standards, a linearization system using Adaptive Digital Predistortion has been developed. An increase of 12 dB in ACPR without decreasing the output power can be achieved with this system for W-CDMA signals. To achieve high system integration, a monolithic integrated linearization module comprising an upconverter and a reference downconverter has been realised. The linearization module has been fabricated in GaAs HBT technology and is described in detail in this paper. Measurement results on this module show an overall output IP/sub 3/ of 14.9 dBm and an overall gain of 29.4 dB in the upconversion path.
ISSN:1529-2517
2375-0995
DOI:10.1109/RFIC.2000.854466