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An on-chip temperature compensation circuit for an InGaP/GaAs HBT RF power amplifier

Li Chengzhan, Chen Zhijian, Huang Jiwei, Wang Yongping, Ma Chuanhui, Yang Hanbing, Liao Yinghao, Zhou Yong and Liu Bin

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Abstract: A new on-chip temperature compensation circuit for a GaAs-based HBT RF amplifier applied to wireless communication is presented. The simple compensation circuit is composed of one GaAs HBT and five resistors with various values, which allow the power amplifier to achieve better thermal characteristics with a little degradation in performance. It effectively compensates for the temperature variation of the gain and the output power of the power amplifier by regulating the base quiescent bias current. The temperature compensation circuit is applied to a 3-stage integrated power amplifier for wireless communication applications, which results in an improvement in the gain variation from 4.0 to 1.1 dB in the temperature range between –20 and +80℃.

Key words: GaAs HBTpower amplifiertemperature compensationon chip

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    Received: 18 August 2015 Revised: 09 November 2010 Online: Published: 01 March 2011

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      Li Chengzhan, Chen Zhijian, Huang Jiwei, Wang Yongping, Ma Chuanhui, Yang Hanbing, Liao Yinghao, Zhou Yong, Liu Bin. An on-chip temperature compensation circuit for an InGaP/GaAs HBT RF power amplifier[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2011, 32(3): 035009. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/32/3/035009 Li C Z, Chen Z J, Huang J W, Wang Y P, Ma C H, Yang H B, Liao Y H, Zhou Y, Liu B. An on-chip temperature compensation circuit for an InGaP/GaAs HBT RF power amplifier[J]. J. Semicond., 2011, 32(3): 035009. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/32/3/035009.Export: BibTex EndNote
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      Li Chengzhan, Chen Zhijian, Huang Jiwei, Wang Yongping, Ma Chuanhui, Yang Hanbing, Liao Yinghao, Zhou Yong, Liu Bin. An on-chip temperature compensation circuit for an InGaP/GaAs HBT RF power amplifier[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2011, 32(3): 035009. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/32/3/035009

      Li C Z, Chen Z J, Huang J W, Wang Y P, Ma C H, Yang H B, Liao Y H, Zhou Y, Liu B. An on-chip temperature compensation circuit for an InGaP/GaAs HBT RF power amplifier[J]. J. Semicond., 2011, 32(3): 035009. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/32/3/035009.
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      An on-chip temperature compensation circuit for an InGaP/GaAs HBT RF power amplifier

      doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/32/3/035009
      • Received Date: 2015-08-18
      • Accepted Date: 2010-07-19
      • Revised Date: 2010-11-09
      • Published Date: 2011-02-23

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