Manufacturable GaN HEMP RF Power Technology for Wireless Infrastructure
Applications
David Grider, Joe Smart, Ramakrishna Vetury, Mary Young, Jon Dick, Bill Delaney, Yinbao Yang, Tom Mercier, Shawn Gibb, Chris Palmer, Brook Hose, Kent Leverich, Naiqian Zhang, Jeff Shealy, Matthew Poulton, Brian Sousa, and David Schnaufer
RF Micro Devices, Infrastructure Product Line
10420-A Harris
Phone: (704) 319-2005, E-mail: dgrider@rfmd.com
Keywords : Gallium Nitride, GaN HEMT, Wide Bandgap, RF Power Amplifier
Abstract
This presentation will focus on the development of a manufacturable Gallium Nitride High Electron Molbility Transistor (GaN HEMT) RF power technology that is suitable for wireless infrastructure applications, specifically base transceiver stations (BTS). This will include virtually all aspects of this technology including GaN HEMT material growth, device characterization, thermal management, circuit considerations, and, perhaps most importantly, GaN HEMT device reliability.