IEICE Transactions on Electronics
Online ISSN : 1745-1353
Print ISSN : 0916-8524
Special Section on Heterostructure Microelectronics with TWHM 2007
1.8V Operation Power Amplifier IC for Bluetooth Class 1 Utilizing p+-GaAs Gate Hetero-Junction FET
Fumio HARIMAYasunori BITOHidemasa TAKAHASHINaotaka IWATA
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2008 Volume E91.C Issue 7 Pages 1104-1108

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We have developed a power amplifier IC for Bluetooth Class 1 operating at single low voltage of 1.8V for both control and drain voltages. We can realize it due to fully enhancement-mode hetero-junction FETs utilizing a re-grown p+-GaAs gate technology. The power amplifier is a highly compact design as a small package of 1.5mm×1.5mm×0.4mm with fully integrated gain control and shutdown functions. An impressive power added efficiency of 52% at an output power of 20dBm is achieved with an associated gain of 22dB. Also, sufficiently low leakage current of 0.25μA at 27°C is exhibited, which is comparable to conventional HBT power amplifiers.

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