Comparison of Different Semiconductor Technologies for RF Power Transistors for Use Within Basestation Amplifiers

27 June 2003

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Various advantages and drawbacks of the emerging technologies for RF power amplifiers like Si-VMOS, SIC-MESFET and GaN-HEMT are compared versus the established technology of Si-LDMOS. The different aspects will be treated from the system perspective and the system benefits of each terminology will be discussed.