摘要:
A transmission module for carrying out not only phase control but also amplitude control in a continuous manner is achieved, while suppressing amplitude and phase variation, and a high frequency amplifier in the transmission module is made highly efficient. In addition, a large directional gain, a low side lobe level and a low power consumption are achieved, as a phased array antenna apparatus using a transmission module. The transmission module is provided with a power supply voltage control unit that sets a power supply voltage to the high frequency amplifier (3) in a variable manner, and a control circuit (7) that controls an amplitude control unit, a phase control unit and the power supply voltage control unit. The control circuit (7) and the power supply voltage control unit control the power supply voltage in accordance with an output power of the high frequency amplifier (3).
摘要:
Provided is a low distortion amplifier which can satisfy both securement of a setting space in a vicinity of a transistor and low impedance. The low distortion amplifier includes a short stub having a leading end thereof short-circuited with a high-frequency short-circuit element and a low-frequency short-circuit element, in which the short stub is connected to a vicinity of at least one of a gate terminal and a drain terminal of the transistor, and includes a plurality of branched lines, the plurality of branched lines each having a leading end thereof short-circuited with the high-frequency short-circuit element and the low-frequency short-circuit element.
摘要:
Provided is a power amplification device including: a DC power supply that outputs a drain voltage; a Doherty amplifier including a carrier amplifier and a peak amplifier, which are connected in parallel, and amplifies an RF signal; a voltage control circuit that outputs a first instruction to output a low voltage when an output power is equal to or lower than a given value, and outputs a second instruction to output a high voltage when the output power is larger than the given value; and a voltage converter circuit that converts the drain voltage to a voltage lower than the drain voltage and applies the converted voltage to drain terminals of the carrier amplifier and the peak amplifier according to the first instruction, and applies the drain voltage directly to the drain terminals of the carrier amplifier and the peak amplifier according to the second instruction.
摘要:
In the present invention, provided is a semiconductor device, including: a GaN channel layer which is provided on a substrate and through which electrons run; a barrier layer which is provided on the GaN channel layer and which contains at least one of In, Al, and Ga and contains N; a gate electrode which is provided on the barrier layer; and a source electrode and a drain electrode which are provided on the substrate across the gate electrode, in which, in a portion of the barrier layer between the gate electrode and the drain electrode, a magnitude of polarization of the barrier layer is smaller on the gate electrode side than on the drain electrode side. Thus, PAE can be improved by reducing Rd and Cgd simultaneously.
摘要:
An array antenna apparatus is obtained in which an SN ratio is improved. Antenna elements (10a - 10n) having transmission modules (20a - 20n), respectively, are arranged in plurality, wherein the plurality of transmission modules (20a - 20n) respectively have transmission signal generators (11a - 11n) that each output a transmission intermediate frequency signal (S1), local oscillation signal generators (21a - 21 n) that each output a local oscillation signal (S2), and transmission mixers (12a - 12n) that each mix the transmission intermediate frequency signal (S1) and the local oscillation signal (S2) with each other, thereby to carry out frequency conversion to a transmission high frequency signal (S3). A reference signal source (1) is provided which inputs a reference signal (Sr) to the transmission signal generators (11a - 11 n) and the local oscillation signal generators (21 a - 21 n). The transmission intermediate frequency signal (S1) and the local oscillation signal (S2) are synchronized with each other by the reference signal (Sr).