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Clymore et al., 2023 - Google Patents

First comparison of active and passive load pull at W-band

Clymore et al., 2023

Document ID
18287503825175290703
Author
Clymore C
Akso E
Guidry M
Collins H
Liu W
Wurm C
Hatui N
Mishra U
Publication year
Publication venue
2023 101st ARFTG Microwave Measurement Conference (ARFTG)

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GaN W-band devices have shown remarkable power performances using passive load pull measurements. However, as the device peripheries increase to provide higher power from a single cell, the available matching range from passive load pull becomes a greater limiting …
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