A 10-MHz GaN HEMT DC/DC Boost Converter for Power Amplifier Applications

作者:Gamand Florent*; Li Ming Dong; Gaquiere Christophe
来源:IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS II-EXPRESS BRIEFS, 2012, 59(11): 776-779.
DOI:10.1109/TCSII.2012.2228397

摘要

AlGaN/GaN HEMTs show low ON-state resistance and small gate capacitances, which makes them good candidates for switching applications. Up to now, their exploitations in dc/dc converters have been largely investigated in high power electronics but with switching frequencies under 1 MHz. In this brief, the potentialities of GaN HEMTs are investigated for high-speed dc/dc converters. To this aim, a 10-MHz GaN 16-34-V boost converter with above-90% efficiency is presented. Such converters are well suited for high-efficiency power amplifiers based on dynamic bias control for high peak-to-average-power-ratio applications.

  • 出版日期2012-11