Application Note Demonstrates NI AWR Design Environment
Load-Pull Technology for the Design of Wideband High-Efficiency PAs

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Application Note Demonstrates NI AWR Design Environment Load-Pull Technology for the Design of Wideband High-Efficiency PAs

El Segundo, Calif. – April 15, 2015

 

What:

NI (formerly AWR Corporation) announces a new application note titled "Using NI AWR Design Environment Load-Pull Simulation for the Designer of Wideband High-Efficiency PAs" that explores the design of power amplifiers (PAs) leveraging load-pull technology within NI AWR Design Environment™ software, specifically that of Microwave Office. Using a Cree CGH40010F gallium nitride high-electron mobility transistor in a Class F PA at 2000 MHz as the example circuit, the application note details how power-added efficiency is maximized by optimizing source and load pull at the fundamental frequency, plus second and third harmonics. Additionally, the ability of the load-pull technique to inspect transistor voltage and current waveforms helps users gain confidence in their high performance designs.(Circuit) Application Note Demonstrates NI AWR Design Environment Load-Pull Technology for the Design of Wideband High-Efficiency PAs - RF Cafe

 

Where:

"Using NI AWR Design Environment Load-Pull Simulation for the Designer of Wideband High-Efficiency PAs" application note is found online at awrcorp.com/solutions/technical-papers.

 

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About NI AWR Software

The NI AWR Design Environment software portfolio includes RF/microwave electronic design automation (EDA) tools such as Visual System Simulator for system design, Microwave Office/Analog Office for microwave/RF circuit design, and AXIEM and Analyst for electromagnetic analysis. NI AWR software tools help design engineers to dramatically reduce development time and cost for components, circuits, systems and subsystems employed in wireless, high-speed wired, broadband, aerospace and defense, and electro-optical applications. Readers can learn more at ni.com/awr.

 

About National Instruments

Since 1976, NI has made it possible for engineers and scientists to solve the world's greatest engineering challenges with powerful, flexible technology solutions that accelerate productivity and drive rapid innovation. Customers from a wide variety of industries–from healthcare to automotive and from consumer electronics to particle physics–use NI's integrated hardware and software platform to improve the world we live in.

 

 

Contact:

Sherry Hess
Vice President of Marketing
AWR Corporation
(310) 726-3000
hess@awrcorp.com

 

 

 

 

Posted  April 19, 2015