WO2008068809A1 - 高周波増幅器 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a high-frequency amplifier that connects two amplifying elements of different sizes in parallel and switches the amplifying elements according to the magnitude of the output power, and in particular, the characteristic impedance in any case of the magnitude of the output power
- This is related to an output matching circuit that is matched to (50 ohms) and has a high impedance when viewed from the connection point on the output side of the two amplifying elements, with the amplifying element turned off.
- a high-frequency amplifier generally has a characteristic that efficiency increases as an output level approaches a saturation level. Conversely, there is a problem that the efficiency is low when the output level is low. For example, when a high-frequency amplifier is used in a system having a wide dynamic range of output power, the efficiency at low output is lowered, so that the efficiency at low output becomes a problem.
- Patent Document 1 a switch composed of transistors is used as a method of switching the size of an amplifier.
- Patent Document 2 when the amplifier is switched, the output matching circuit is matched to the characteristic impedance of 50 ohm ( ⁇ ) in any case of the output impedance of the amplifier. Disclose.
- Patent Document 3 discloses a device for increasing the efficiency at low output by controlling the collector voltage of the amplifier. In addition, when changing the size of the amplifier, the output matching circuit can be changed by the switch at the same time to improve the efficiency at low output. Is disclosed.
- Patent Document 4 discloses a device for increasing the efficiency at low output by switching the output matching circuit with a switch when switching the size of the amplifier.
- Patent Document 5 in an amplifier that switches the size of a two-stage amplifier according to the output level, a switch is provided between the amplifier stages, and the switch provided in the amplifier that is turned off is turned off to increase isolation. The idea to suppress oscillation is disclosed.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-278109
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-046340
- Patent Document 3 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-353751
- Patent Document 4 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-134823
- Patent Document 5 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-087059
- Non-Patent Document 1 JHKim, etc., "A Power Efficient W-CDMA Smart Power Amplifier With Emitter Area Adjusted For Output Power Levels", 2004 IEEE International Micro wave Symposium (MTT-S) Digest, pp.1165- 1168 .
- Patent Document 3 and Patent Document 4 show that when the amplifier is switched, the matching circuit is also switched using the switch at the same time, and in either case, the output impedance is matched to the characteristic impedance.
- the switch since the switch is used, the circuit size becomes large, the loss of the output matching circuit increases due to the loss of the switch, and the characteristics such as output power and efficiency deteriorate.
- the loss of the output matching circuit increases due to the influence of the impedance of the amplifier that is turned off, and there is a problem that the output power, efficiency, and characteristics are deteriorated.
- oscillation may be caused by a high-frequency signal that circulates the amplifier that has been turned OFF because the isolation of the amplifier that has been turned OFF is insufficient.
- the amplifier to be switched is composed of a two-stage amplifier, a switch is provided between the stages of the two-stage amplifier, and the switch is also turned off when the amplifier is turned off.
- the switch since the switch is provided, there is a problem that the circuit size becomes large.
- the load impedance of the output is not optimal and the characteristics are deteriorated.
- the output matching circuit loss increases due to the influence of the impedance of the amplifier that is turned off, and the characteristics such as output power and efficiency deteriorate.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and its object is to achieve a characteristic impedance of 50 ohms even when the output power is large, small and small, and in the case of deviation. It is possible to obtain a high-frequency amplifier that can be matched to ( ⁇ ) and can realize high output and high efficiency characteristics.
- the high-frequency amplifier includes a first amplifying element that amplifies a high-frequency signal that also receives an input terminal force, and is connected in parallel to the first amplifying element, and has an element size that is larger than the first amplifying element.
- a second amplifying element that amplifies the high-frequency signal with a small amplitude, and a first bias control that turns on and off the first amplifying element based on a mode switching voltage for switching between a case where the output power is large and a case where the output power is small Circuit, a second bias control circuit for turning on and off the second amplifying element based on the mode switching voltage, and an output matching circuit connected to the output side of the first and second amplifying elements
- the output matching circuit includes: a first matching circuit connected to the output side of the first amplifying element; a second matching circuit connected to the output side of the second amplifying element; The output connection point and output of the first and second matching circuits.
- a high-frequency amplifier connected between the terminals and having a third matching circuit matching 50 ohms, wherein the first matching circuit is connected to the output side of the first amplifying element. And a series inductor connected to the first no-pass filter type matching circuit, and the second matching circuit is connected to the output side of the second amplifying element.
- the connection point force when the first amplifying element is ON and the second amplifying element is OFF which is configured by a connected second high-pass filter type matching circuit and where the output power is large.
- the second impedance seen from the second matching circuit is almost the same.
- the second impedance when the second matching circuit is viewed from the connection point when the first amplifying element is ON and the second amplifying element is OFF Connection point force
- the second amplifying element is ON and the first amplifying element is OFF which is a case where the power is higher than the first impedance viewed from the first matching circuit and the output power is small.
- the first impedance of the first matching circuit viewed from the connection point is higher than the second impedance of the connection point force viewed from the second matching circuit.
- the high frequency amplifier according to the present invention can be matched to the characteristic impedance of 50 ohm ( ⁇ ) in both cases where the output power is large and small, and the high output and high There is an effect that efficiency characteristics can be realized.
- the amplified high-frequency signal can be prevented from sneaking into the matching circuit on the amplification element side that is turned off, the loss of the output matching circuit can be reduced, and the output on the amplification element side that is turned off. It is possible to increase the isolation between one input and to suppress the oscillation caused by the sneak through the amplifying element that is turned off.
- FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a high-frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining impedance on a Smith chart.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining impedance on a Smith chart.
- FIG. 4 is a Smith chart showing the impedance of the output matching circuit of the high-frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a high-frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a Smith chart showing the impedance of the output matching circuit of the high-frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a high-frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a Smith chart showing the impedance of the output matching circuit of the high-frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a high-frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a Smith chart showing the impedance of the output matching circuit of the high-frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a high-frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a Smith chart showing the impedance of the output matching circuit of the high-frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a high frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a high-frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a high frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 8 of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a high-frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.
- a high frequency amplifier 100 includes an input terminal 1, an output terminal 2, a collector (drain) bias terminal 4, a base (gate) bias setting terminal 5, and a mode switching terminal. 6 is provided.
- the high-frequency amplifier 100 has two input matching elements, a final stage amplifying element for high output (first amplifying element) 11 and a final stage amplifying element for low output (second amplifying element) 12.
- a circuit 13 an output matching circuit 15, and two base (gate) bias control circuits (first and second bias control circuits) 16 are provided.
- a power supply terminal 28 is connected to each of the two base (gate) bias control circuits 16.
- the output matching circuit 15 includes a first matching circuit 34, a second matching circuit 35, and a third matching circuit 36.
- the first and second matching circuits 34 and 35 are connected to the third matching circuit 36 through the connection point 29.
- the first matching circuit 34 is provided with a high-nos filter type matching circuit (first high-nos filter type matching circuit) 27 and a series inductor 25.
- the high-pass filter type matching circuit 27 is provided with a short stub composed of a collector (drain) bias line 23 and a bypass capacitor 24, a series capacitor 17, and a parallel inductor 18. Note that one end of each of the nopass capacitor 24 and the parallel inductor 18 is connected to the ground 19.
- the second matching circuit 35 is provided with a high-nos filter type matching circuit (second high-nos filter type matching circuit) 27. Further, the no-pass filter type matching circuit 27 is provided with a collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26, a bypass capacitor 24, and a series capacitor 17. Note that one end of the nopass capacitor 24 is connected to the ground 19.
- the third matching circuit 36 is provided with a low-pass filter type matching circuit 30.
- the one-pass filter type matching circuit 30 includes a series inductor 25 and a parallel capacitor 22. It is. One end of the parallel capacitor 22 is connected to the ground 19.
- FIG. 4 is a Smith chart showing the impedance of the output matching circuit of the high frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- the high-frequency amplifier 100 includes a high-power final stage amplifying element 11, a low-power final stage amplifying element 12, two input matching circuits 13, an output matching circuit 15, and two All Source (gate) bias control circuit 16.
- the element size of the last stage amplifying element 11 for high output is larger than the size of the last stage amplifying element 12 for low output.
- the amplifying elements 11 and 12 are bipolar transistors such as heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) and bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), and metal semiconductor field effect transistors (MESFETs: METAL-Semiconductor FETs). ), A field effect transistor (FET) such as a high electron mobility transistor (HEMT).
- HBTs heterojunction bipolar transistors
- BJTs bipolar junction transistors
- METAL-Semiconductor FETs METAL-Semiconductor FETs
- FET field effect transistor
- HEMT high electron mobility transistor
- the collector bias voltage force applied to the collector (drain) bias terminal 4 is also supplied via the collector (drain) bias line 23.
- the low-power final stage amplifying element 12 is also supplied with a collector bias voltage force bypass capacitor 24 side capacitor applied to the collector (drain) bias terminal 4 via the collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26.
- a collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26 may be used or vice versa. That is, the collector (drain) bias line 23 may be used instead of the collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26.
- the collector (drain) bias line 23 and the collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26 also serve as a matching element.
- the base (gate) bias control circuit 16 supplies the base (gate) bias voltage of the amplifying element 11 or 12 to the base (gate) bias setting terminal 5.
- the base (gate) bias control circuit 16 includes a bias circuit that converts a voltage applied to the base (gate) bias setting terminal 5 to a base (gate) voltage applied to the amplifying element 11 or 12.
- the power supply voltage of the base (gate) bias control circuit 16 is supplied from the power supply terminal 28.
- the base (gate) bias control circuit 16 is applied to the mode switching terminal 6 when the output power of the high-frequency amplifier 100 is large based on the mode switching voltage for switching between when the output power is large and when the output power is small.
- the base (gate) voltage of the high-power final stage amplifying element 11 is set so that the high-power final stage amplifying element 11 is turned on.
- the base (gate) bias control circuit 16 sets the base (gate) voltage of the low output final stage amplifying element 12 so that the low output final stage amplifying element 12 is turned off.
- the base (gate) bias control circuit 16 When the output power of the high-frequency amplifier 100 is small based on the mode switching voltage applied to the mode switching terminal 6, the base (gate) bias control circuit 16 The base (gate) voltage of the last stage amplifying element 12 for low output is set so that the amplifying element 12 is turned on. Further, the base (gate) bias control circuit 16 sets the base (gate) voltage of the high output final stage amplifying element 11 so as to turn off the high output final stage amplifying element 11.
- the high-frequency signal input from the input terminal 1 is amplified by the high-power final stage amplifying element 11 via the input matching circuit 13 when the output power of the high-frequency amplifier 100 is large.
- the first matching circuit 34 matches the impedance between the amplifying element 11 and the high-frequency amplifier 100, which is a characteristic impedance of 50 ohms ( ⁇ ), which is an input / output characteristic impedance.
- the third matching circuit 36 matches the characteristic impedance to 50 ohms ( ⁇ ) and outputs it from the output terminal 2.
- the first matching circuit 34 is configured by the hynos filter type matching circuit 27 and the series inductor 25.
- the high-pass filter type matching circuit 27 includes a short stub composed of a collector (drain) bias line 23 and a bypass capacitor 24, a series capacitor 17, and a parallel inductor 18.
- the third matching circuit 36 includes a low-pass filter type matching circuit 30.
- the low-pass filter type matching circuit 30 includes a series inductor 25 and a parallel capacitor 22.
- the third matching circuit 36 is a matching circuit capable of matching the intermediate impedance to 50 ohms ( ⁇ ) as shown in the case of the single-stage ladder-type low-pass filter type matching circuit 30
- a simple circuit configuration may be used. Therefore, a multi-stage low-pass filter type matching circuit, a single-stage or multi-stage non-pass filter type matching circuit, or a matching circuit combining a low-pass filter type matching circuit and a high-pass filter type matching circuit may be used.
- the high-frequency signal input from the input terminal 1 is amplified by the low-power final stage amplifying element 12 via the input matching circuit 13.
- the second matching circuit 35 performs input / output characteristics of the amplifying element 12 and the high-frequency amplifier 100. It is matched to an intermediate impedance of 50 ohms ( ⁇ ), which is a natural impedance.
- the third matching circuit 36 matches the characteristic impedance to 50 ohm ( ⁇ ) and outputs it from the output terminal 2.
- the second matching circuit 35 is configured by the hynos filter type matching circuit 27 as described above.
- the high-pass filter type matching circuit 27 includes a circuit composed of a collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26 and a bypass capacitor 24, and a series capacitor 17.
- the series inductor 25 may be configured by a serial line using a distributed constant circuit, and may be configured in parallel.
- Capacitor 22 may be configured with an open stub! /,
- parallel inductor 18 may be configured with a short stub.
- the first matching circuit 34 and the second matching circuit 35 have a requirement for impedance as viewed from the connection point 29 of the first matching circuit 34 and the second matching circuit 35.
- the first condition is that when the output power is large, that is, when the last stage amplifying element 11 for high output is ON and the last stage amplifying element 12 for low output is OFF, the first point from the connection point 29
- the output power is small, that is, when the output power is low, that is, when the final stage amplifying element 12 for low output is ON and the final stage amplifying element 11 for high output is OFF
- the impedance when the second matching circuit 35 is viewed from the connection point 29 is substantially the same.
- the output impedance Zout of the high-frequency amplifier 100 can be matched to 50 ohms ( ⁇ ) by the third matching circuit 36 in both cases where the output power is large and the amplification elements 11 and 12 are switched. It becomes possible.
- the "second condition" is a connection point when the output power is large, that is, when the high-power final stage amplifying element 11 is ON and the low-power final stage amplifying element 12 is OFF 29
- the impedance seen from the second matching circuit 35 (second impedance) is sufficiently higher than the impedance seen from the first matching circuit 34 from the connection point 29 when the output power is large (first impedance). It is expensive.
- the high-frequency signal amplified by the high-power last stage amplifying element 11 and flowing to the connection point 29 via the first matching circuit 34 does not enter the second matching circuit 35, 3 is output from output terminal 2 via matching circuit 36. Become.
- the loss generated by the high-frequency signal wrapping around the second matching circuit 35 in the output matching circuit 15 can be reduced, and the characteristics such as output power and efficiency when the output power is large are improved. be able to.
- the high-frequency signal does not circulate toward the second matching circuit 35, when the output power is large, the high-frequency signal amplified by the high-power final stage amplifying element 11 is OFF. Oscillations generated by feedback to the input side via the stage amplification element 12 can be suppressed. That is, it is possible to increase the isolation between one output of the circuit on the side of the low-power final stage amplifying element 12 that is OFF, and to suppress oscillation.
- the “third condition” is a connection point 29 when the output power is small, that is, when the low-power final stage amplifying element 12 is ON and the high-power final stage amplifying element 11 is OFF.
- the impedance seen from the first matching circuit 34 (first impedance) is sufficiently higher than the impedance seen from the connection point 29 to the second matching circuit 35 (second impedance) when the output power is small. It is expensive.
- the high-frequency signal amplified by the low-power final stage amplifying element 12 and flowing to the connection point 29 via the second matching circuit 35 does not enter the first matching circuit 34, It is output from the output terminal 2 via the matching circuit 36 in FIG.
- the loss caused by the high-frequency signal wrapping around the first matching circuit 34 in the output matching circuit 15 can be reduced, and the characteristics such as output power and efficiency when the output power is small are improved. be able to.
- the high-frequency signal does not circulate toward the first matching circuit 34, when the output power is small, the high-frequency signal amplified by the low-power final stage amplifying element 12 is turned off. Oscillation generated by feeding back to the input side via the stage amplification element 11 can be suppressed. That is, it is possible to increase the isolation between the outputs of the circuit on the side of the high-power final stage amplifying element 11 that is OFF, and to suppress oscillation.
- Figures 4 (a) and (b) show the impedance trajectory when the first matching circuit 34 is viewed from the connection point 29 when the output power is large and small.
- Figures 4 (c) and (d) show the output When power is large
- the traces of impedance when the second matching circuit 35 is viewed from the connection point 29 in the small case are indicated by solid arrows.
- the trace of impedance from connection point 29 to output terminal 2 is also indicated by a dotted arrow.
- Zoutl, Zl1, Z12, Z13, Z14, Zout2, Z21, Z22, Z3, and Zout are impedances as seen from the positions shown on the circuit diagram of FIG.
- FIG. 4 (a) shows the impedance when the first matching circuit 34 is viewed from the connection point 29 when the output power is high
- Fig. 4 (b) shows the impedance from the connection point 29 when the output power is low
- Fig. 4 (c) shows the impedance of the second matching circuit 35 viewed from the connection point 29 when the output power is large
- Fig. 4 (d) shows the impedance when the output power is small.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating impedances when the second matching circuit 35 side is viewed from the connection point 29.
- the impedance Z22 seen from the connection point 29 when the output power is large! / From the connection point 29 when the output power is large, from the connection point 29 when the output power is large. It can be seen that the impedance is sufficiently higher than the impedance Z14 in the first matching circuit 34. Therefore, the above “second condition” can be satisfied. As a result, the loss caused by the high-frequency signal flowing around the second matching circuit 35 in the output matching circuit 15 can be reduced, and high output and high efficiency characteristics can be realized when the output power is large.
- the high-frequency signal does not circulate toward the second matching circuit 35, when the output power is large, the high-frequency signal amplified by the high-power final stage amplifying element 11 is OFF. Oscillations generated by feedback to the input side via the stage amplification element 12 can be suppressed. In other words, the output of the low-power final stage amplifying element 12 side that is OFF Isolation between a single input can be increased and oscillation can be suppressed.
- the second matching circuit 35 Since the output impedance Zout2 at the time of OF of the final stage amplifying element 12 for low output is in a capacitive impedance as shown in FIG. 4 (c), the second matching circuit 35 has a collector (drain) By using a high-pass filter type matching element such as the inductor 26 for bias application and the series capacitor 17, the impedance Z22 seen from the connection point 29 can be increased. Thus, it is necessary to provide the no-pass filter type matching circuit 27 on the connection point 29 side of the second matching circuit 35.
- the impedance Z14 seen from the connection point 29 when the output power is small is viewed from the connection point 29 when the output power is small. It can be seen that the matching circuit 35 is sufficiently higher than the impedance Z22 as seen. Therefore, the above “third condition” can be satisfied. As a result, the loss caused by the high-frequency signal wrapping around the i-th matching circuit 34 in the output matching circuit 15 can be reduced, and high output and high efficiency characteristics can be realized when the output power is small. At the same time, since the high-frequency signal does not circulate toward the first matching circuit 34, when the output power is small, the high-frequency signal amplified by the low-power final stage amplifying element 12 is OFF.
- Oscillation generated by feeding back to the input side via the stage amplifier 11 can be suppressed. That is, it is possible to increase the isolation between one output of the circuit on the side of the high-power final stage amplifying element 11 that is OFF, and to suppress oscillation.
- the first matching circuit 34 has a collector (drain) bias.
- a short stub consisting of a line 23 and a bypass capacitor 24
- a high-pass filter type matching circuit 27 consisting of a no-pass filter type matching element such as a series capacitor 17 and a parallel inductor 18
- a connection point 29 Impedance Z14 seen from above can be increased.
- the no-pass filter type matching circuit 27 When the impedance is increased by the no-pass filter type matching circuit 27, an inductive impedance (Z13) is obtained, so the series inductor 25 is installed at the position closest to the connection point 29. Improves the impedance further. As described above, it is necessary to provide the high-pass filter type matching circuit 27 and the series inductor 25 on the connection point 29 side of the first matching circuit 34.
- the first matching circuit 34 is provided on the output side of the high-power final stage amplifying element 11, and the low-output final stage amplification is performed. Since the second matching circuit 35 is provided on the output side of the element 12 and the third matching circuit 36 is provided on the subsequent stage thereof, the characteristics of the output power can be increased regardless of whether the output power is large or small.
- the impedance can be matched to 50 ohms ( ⁇ ), which makes it possible to achieve high output and high efficiency characteristics as a high frequency amplifier.
- the impedance is turned off from the connection point 29 and the impedance viewed from the matching circuit on the amplification element side is turned on from the connection point 29. Since it can be made sufficiently higher than the impedance seen from the matching circuit on the element side, it is possible to prevent the amplified high-frequency signal power from entering the matching circuit on the amplifying element side that is SOFF, and the output matching circuit The loss of 15 can be reduced, and it is possible to realize high output and high efficiency characteristics as a high frequency amplifier. Furthermore, it is possible to increase the isolation between the output and the input on the amplification element side that is turned off, and to suppress oscillation due to wraparound via the amplification element that is turned off.
- FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a high-frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- the high-frequency amplifier 100 includes an input terminal 1, an output terminal 2, a collector (drain) bias terminal 4, a base (gate) bias setting terminal 5, and a mode switching terminal. 6 is provided.
- the high-frequency amplifier 100 has two input matching elements, a final stage amplifying element for high output (first amplifying element) 11 and a final stage amplifying element for low output (second amplifying element) 12.
- a circuit 13 an output matching circuit 15, and two base (gate) bias control circuits (first and second bias control circuits) 16 are provided.
- the element size of the final stage amplifying element 11 for high output is It is larger than the size of the last stage amplifying element 12 for low output.
- a power supply terminal 28 is connected to each of the two base (gate) bias control circuits 16.
- the output matching circuit 15 includes a first matching circuit 34, a second matching circuit 35, and a third matching circuit 36.
- the first and second matching circuits 34 and 35 are connected to the third matching circuit 36 through the connection point 29.
- the first matching circuit 34 is provided with a hynos filter type matching circuit (first hynos filter type matching circuit) 27. Further, the no-pass filter type matching circuit 27 is provided with a short stub composed of a collector (drain) bias line 23 and a binos capacitor 24. One end of the bypass capacitor 24 is connected to the ground 19.
- the second matching circuit 35 is provided with a series inductor 25 and a high-pass filter type matching circuit (second high-pass filter type matching circuit) 27.
- the high-pass filter type matching circuit 27 includes a collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26, a bypass capacitor 24, and a series capacitor 17. One end of the bypass capacitor 24 is connected to the ground 19.
- the third matching circuit 36 is provided with a low-pass filter type matching circuit 30.
- the one-pass filter type matching circuit 30 is provided with two stages of series inductors 25 and parallel capacitors 22. One end of each of the two parallel capacitors 22 is connected to the ground 19.
- the first matching circuit 34 is configured by only the high-pass filter type matching circuit 27 as compared with the high-frequency amplifier 100 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG.
- the high-pass filter type matching circuit 27 is different from the above-mentioned point in that the high-pass filter type matching circuit 27 is composed only of a short stub composed of a collector (drain) bias line 23 and a bypass capacitor 24.
- the second matching circuit 35 is different in that the second inductor 35 includes a series inductor 25 and a high-pass filter type matching circuit 27.
- the third matching circuit 36 is different in that it is composed of a two-stage low-pass filter type matching circuit 30.
- FIG. 6 is a Smith chart showing the impedance of the output matching circuit of the high frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- Figures 6 (a) and (b) show the impedance trajectory when the first matching circuit 34 is viewed from the connection point 29 when the output power is large and small
- Figures 6 (c) and (d) show the output
- the solid line arrows indicate the impedance trajectories when the second matching circuit 35 is viewed from the connection point 29 when the power is large and small.
- the locus of impedance from connection point 29 to output terminal 2 is also indicated by a dotted arrow.
- Zoutl, Zl1, Zout2, Z21, Z22, Z23, Z3, Z4, Z5, and Zout are impedances viewed from the positions shown on the circuit diagram of FIG.
- Fig. 6 (a) shows the impedance when the first matching circuit 34 is viewed from the connection point 29 when the output power is high
- Fig. 6 (b) shows the first impedance from the connection point 29 when the output power is low
- Figure 6 (c) shows the impedance when the second matching circuit 35 is seen from the connection point 29 when the output power is high
- Fig. 6 (d) shows the connection point when the output power is low
- FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating impedances when viewing the second matching circuit 35 from 29.
- Z 11 which is the impedance (first impedance) when the first matching circuit 34 is viewed from the connection point 29 when the output power is large, and the output power is small.
- Z 23, which is the impedance (second impedance) when the second matching circuit 35 is viewed from the connection point 29 in this case is approximately equal. Therefore, the above “first condition” can be satisfied.
- the output impedance Zout of the high-frequency amplifier 100 is matched to 50 ohms ( ⁇ ) by the third matching circuit 36 regardless of whether the output power is large or the amplification elements 11 and 12 are switched. Is possible. Therefore, the high-frequency amplifier 100 can achieve high output and high efficiency characteristics regardless of whether the output power is large or small.
- Z23 which is the impedance (second impedance) of the second matching circuit 35 when the output power is large, is the connection point when the output power is large. 29, which is the impedance (first impedance) seen from the first matching circuit 34. It's getting higher. Therefore, the above “second condition” can be satisfied. As a result, the loss caused by the high-frequency signal wrapping around the second matching circuit 35 in the output matching circuit 15 can be reduced, and high output and high efficiency characteristics can be realized when the output power is large.
- the high-frequency signal does not circulate toward the second matching circuit 35, when the output power is large, the high-frequency signal amplified by the high-power last stage amplifying element 11 is OFF. Oscillation generated by feedback to the input side through the final stage amplifying element 12 can be suppressed. That is, it is possible to increase the isolation between the outputs of the circuit on the side of the low-power final stage amplifying element 12 that is OFF, and to suppress oscillation.
- the second matching circuit 35 is connected to the output of the amplifying element 12.
- the force with which the series inductor 25 is connected directly on the side should not be so great as long as the impedance is capacitive.
- the impedance Z23 seen from the connection point 29 can be increased by using a noise-pass filter type matching element such as a collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26 or a series capacitor 17.
- a noise-pass filter type matching element such as a collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26 or a series capacitor 17.
- Z11 which is the impedance (first impedance) seen from the connection point 29 when the output power is small, as viewed from the first matching circuit 34, is low. It can be seen that V is sufficiently higher than Z 23, which is the impedance (second impedance) when the second matching circuit 35 is viewed from the connection point 29 in the case. Therefore, the above “third condition” can be satisfied. As a result, the loss caused by the high-frequency signal flowing around the first matching circuit 34 in the output matching circuit 15 can be reduced, and high output and high efficiency characteristics can be realized when the output power is small.
- the high-frequency signal does not circulate toward the first matching circuit 34, when the output power is small, the high-frequency signal amplified by the low-power final stage amplifying element 12 is turned off. Oscillation generated by feeding back to the input side via the stage amplification element 11 can be suppressed. That is, The high-power final stage amplifying element 11 that is OFF can increase the isolation between one output of the circuit on the side, and can suppress oscillation.
- the first matching circuit 34 is composed of a short stub.
- the impedance Z11 viewed from the connection point 29 can be increased.
- This short stub is composed of a collector (drain) bias line 23 and a bypass capacitor 24. That is, the first matching circuit 34 is provided with the high-pass filter type matching circuit 27 at the position closest to the connection point 29.
- the matching circuit between the output terminal 2 and the output terminal 2 is composed of a high-pass filter type matching circuit and a low-pass filter type matching circuit that also partially function as a bias circuit in the first embodiment. All but the noise circuit is composed of a low-pass filter type matching circuit.
- the high-pass filter type matching circuit has a problem that the loss due to the parasitic resistance of the inductor is large.
- the output matching circuit 15 is mainly composed of a low-pass filter type matching circuit, and the output matching when the output power is larger than that of the high frequency amplifier 100 according to the first embodiment. The loss of the circuit 15 is reduced, and the high-frequency amplifier 100 can be further increased in output and efficiency.
- the first matching circuit 34 is provided on the output side of the high output final stage amplifying element 11, and the low output final stage amplification is performed. Since the second matching circuit 35 is provided on the output side of the element 12 and the third matching circuit 36 is provided at the subsequent stage thereof, the characteristic impedance is obtained regardless of whether the output power is large or small. It can be matched to a certain 50 ohm ( ⁇ ), and it is possible to realize high output and high efficiency characteristics as a high frequency amplifier. [0079] Further, in both cases where the output power is large and small, the impedance is turned off from the connection point 29 and the impedance viewed from the matching circuit on the amplification element side is turned on from the connection point 29.
- the isolation between the output and the input on the amplification element side that is turned off can be increased, and the oscillation caused by the wraparound via the amplification element that is turned off can be suppressed.
- the output matching circuit 15 when the final stage amplifying element 11 for high output is ON is mainly composed of a low-pass filter type matching circuit, so that the output power is large. In this case, the loss of the output matching circuit 15 is reduced, and the high-frequency amplifier 100 can be further increased in output and efficiency.
- the series inductor 25 may be configured by a serial line, and the parallel capacitor 22 is an open stub.
- the parallel inductor may be composed of a short stub.
- the amplifying elements 11 and 12 are composed of heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBT), but other bipolar transistors, field effect transistors such as metal semiconductor field effect transistors (MESF ET), and high electron mobility transistors (HEMT). (FET) etc. may be used.
- HBT heterojunction bipolar transistors
- FET high electron mobility transistors
- FET high electron mobility transistors
- the collector (drain) bias line 23 instead of the collector (drain) bias line 23, a collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26 may be used, or vice versa. That is, the collector (drain) bias line 23 may be used instead of the collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26. Further, the collector (drain) bias line 23 and the collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26 also serve as a matching element.
- FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a high-frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- the high-frequency amplifier 100 includes an input terminal 1 and an output terminal 2. And a collector (drain) bias terminal 4, a base (gate) bias setting terminal 5, and a mode switching terminal 6.
- the high-frequency amplifier 100 has two input matching elements, a final stage amplifying element for high output (first amplifying element) 11 and a final stage amplifying element for low output (second amplifying element) 12.
- a circuit 13 an output matching circuit 15, and two base (gate) bias control circuits (first and second bias control circuits) 16 are provided.
- the element size of the last stage amplifying element 11 for high output is larger than the size of the last stage amplifying element 12 for low output.
- a power supply terminal 28 is connected to each of the two base (gate) bias control circuits 16.
- the output matching circuit 15 includes a first matching circuit 34, a second matching circuit 35, and a third matching circuit 36.
- the first and second matching circuits 34 and 35 are connected to the third matching circuit 36 through the connection point 29.
- the first matching circuit 34 includes a collector (drain) bias line 23 and a bypass capacitor 24, a short stub that also includes 24 forces, a low-pass filter type matching circuit 30, a series inductor (first series inductor) 25, Is provided.
- the low-pass filter matching circuit 30 includes two stages of a series inductor (third series inductor) 25 and a parallel capacitor (first parallel capacitor) 22. One end of the bypass capacitor 24 and the parallel capacitor 22 is connected to the ground 19.
- the second matching circuit 35 is provided with a high-nos filter matching circuit 27 and a series inductor (second series inductor) 25. Further, the no-pass filter type matching circuit 27 is provided with a collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26, a bypass capacitor 24, and a series capacitor 17. One end of the bypass capacitor 24 is connected to the ground 19.
- the third matching circuit 36 is provided with a series capacitor 17.
- the high-frequency amplifier 100 of Example 3 shown in FIG. 7 is different from the high-frequency amplifier 100 of Example 1 shown in FIG. 1 in that the first matching circuit 34 includes a collector (drain) bias line 23 and a bypass.
- a short stub composed of a capacitor 24, a series inductor 25 and a parallel capacitor 22 are composed of a low-pass filter type matching circuit 30 composed of two stages, and a series inductor 25 are different.
- the second matching circuit 35 is connected in series with a circuit composed of a collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26 and a bypass capacitor 24 and a high-pass filter matching circuit 27 composed of a series capacitor 17. The difference is that it is composed of inductor 25.
- the third matching circuit 36 is different from that of the series capacitor 17 only.
- the third matching circuit 36 may have any circuit configuration as long as it is a matching circuit that can match the force intermediate impedance composed of only the series capacitor 17 to 50 ohms ( ⁇ ). Absent.
- the third matching circuit 36 may be configured by a circuit including a series capacitor and a series inductor. Further, as in the first embodiment, it may be composed of a single-stage low-pass filter type matching circuit 30, or may be composed of a multi-stage low-pass filter type matching circuit, and may be a single-stage or multi-stage. It may be composed of a high-pass filter type matching circuit, or a matching circuit combining a low-pass filter type matching circuit and a high-pass filter type matching circuit.
- FIG. 8 is a Smith chart showing the impedance of the output matching circuit of the high frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- Figures 8 (a) and (b) show the impedance trajectory when the first matching circuit 34 side is seen from the connection point 29 when the output power is large and small.
- Figures 8 (c) and (d) show the output
- the solid line arrows indicate the impedance trajectories when the second matching circuit 35 is viewed from the connection point 29 when the power is large and small.
- the locus of impedance from connection point 29 to output terminal 2 is also indicated by a dotted arrow.
- Zoutl, Zll, Z12, Z13, Z14, Z15, Z16, Zout2, Z21, Z22, Z23, and Zout are impedances viewed from the positions shown on the circuit diagram of FIG.
- Fig. 8 (a) shows the impedance when the first matching circuit 34 is seen from the connection point 29 when the output power is high
- Fig. 8 (b) shows the first impedance from the connection point 29 when the output power is low
- Figure 8 (c) shows the impedance of the second matching circuit from the connection point 29 when the output power is large
- FIG. 8 (d) is a diagram showing the impedance when the second matching circuit 35 is seen from the connection point 29 when the output power is small.
- Z 16 is the impedance (first impedance) seen from the connection point 29 when the output power is large and the first matching circuit 34, and the output power is small.
- V, Z 23, which is the impedance (second impedance) when the second matching circuit 35 is viewed from the connection point 29 in this case is substantially equal. Therefore, the above “first condition” can be satisfied.
- the output impedance Zout of the high-frequency amplifier 100 is matched to 50 ohms ( ⁇ ) by the third matching circuit 36 regardless of whether the output power is large or the amplification elements 11 and 12 are switched. Is possible.
- the high-frequency amplifier 100 can achieve high output and high efficiency characteristics regardless of whether the output power is large or small.
- Impedances Z16 and Z23 are matched to approximately 50 ohms ( ⁇ ), so that they can be matched to 50 ohms ( ⁇ ) with a simple circuit configuration of only the series capacitor 17.
- the high-frequency signal does not circulate toward the second matching circuit 35, when the output power is large, the high-frequency signal amplified by the high-power final stage amplifying element 11 is OFF. Oscillations generated by feedback to the input side via the stage amplification element 12 can be suppressed. That is, it is possible to increase the isolation between one output of the circuit on the side of the low-power final stage amplifying element 12 that is OFF, and to suppress oscillation.
- the output impedance Zout2 at the time of OFF of the final stage amplifying element 12 for low output is also in the capacitive impedance, which is why the collector (drain) bias application inductor 26 and the series capacitor 17 Toi
- the impedance Z23 seen from the connection point 29 can be increased by using a Tsubano-type, ipass filter type matching element.
- the impedance Z22 is an inductive impedance
- the second matching circuit 35 is provided with the series inductor 25 at the position closest to the connection point 29. Thus, it is necessary to provide the high-pass filter type matching circuit 27 and the series inductor 25 on the connection point 29 side of the second matching circuit 35.
- Z 16 which is the impedance (first impedance) when the first matching circuit 34 is viewed from the connection point 29 when the output power is small, is low. It can be seen that V is sufficiently higher than Z 23, which is the impedance (second impedance) when the second matching circuit 35 is viewed from the connection point 29 in the case. Therefore, the above “third condition” can be satisfied. As a result, the loss caused by the high-frequency signal traveling toward the first matching circuit 34 in the output matching circuit 15 can be reduced, and a high output and high efficiency characteristic can be realized when the output power is small.
- the high-frequency signal does not circulate toward the first matching circuit 34, when the output power is small, the high-frequency signal amplified by the low-power final stage amplifying element 12 is turned off. Oscillation generated by feeding back to the input side via the stage amplification element 11 can be suppressed. That is, it is possible to increase the isolation between the outputs of the circuit on the side of the high-power final stage amplifying element 11 that is OFF, and to suppress oscillation.
- the first matching circuit 34 should be provided with a short stub.
- the impedance Z11 viewed from the connection point 29 can be increased.
- This short stub includes a collector (drain) bias line 23 and a binos capacitor 24.
- a low-pass filter type matching circuit 30 is provided in the first matching circuit 34 for matching when the high-power final stage amplifying element 11 is ON.
- the impedance will be low (Z12 ⁇ Z13 ⁇ Z14 ⁇ Z15).
- the impedance Z 15 becomes an inductive impedance, it is necessary to increase the impedance (Z 16) by inserting the series inductor 25 at the position closest to the connection point 29.
- the connection point 29 side of the first matching circuit 34 must be provided with a series inductor 25.
- the matching circuit between the output terminal 2 and the output terminal 2 is composed of a high-pass filter type matching circuit and a low-pass filter type matching circuit.
- the noise circuit it is mainly composed of a low-pass filter type matching circuit.
- the high-pass filter type matching circuit has a problem that the loss due to the parasitic resistance of the inductor is large when a parallel inductor is used at a low impedance.
- the output matching circuit 15 is mainly configured as a low-pass filter type matching circuit, and when the output power is larger than that of the high-frequency amplifier 100 according to the first embodiment. The loss of the output matching circuit 15 is reduced, and the high-frequency amplifier 100 can be further increased in output and efficiency.
- the first matching circuit 34 is provided on the output side of the high-power final stage amplifying element 11, and the low-power final stage amplifier. Since the second matching circuit 35 is provided on the output side of the element 12 and the third matching circuit 36 is provided at the subsequent stage thereof, the characteristic impedance is obtained regardless of whether the output power is large or small. It can be matched to a certain 50 ohm ( ⁇ ), and it is possible to realize high output and high efficiency characteristics as a high frequency amplifier.
- the impedance is turned off from the connection point 29 and the impedance viewed from the matching circuit on the amplification element side is turned on from the connection point 29. Since it can be made sufficiently higher than the impedance seen from the matching circuit on the element side, it is possible to prevent the amplified high-frequency signal power from entering the matching circuit on the amplifying element side that is SOFF, and the output matching circuit The loss of 15 can be reduced, and it is possible to realize high output and high efficiency characteristics as a high frequency amplifier. Furthermore, the isolation between the output and the input on the amplification element side that is turned off can be increased, and the oscillation caused by the wraparound via the amplification element that is turned off can be suppressed.
- the final stage amplifying element 11 for high output is ON. Since the output matching circuit 15 is mainly composed of a low-pass filter type matching circuit, the loss of the output matching circuit 15 when the output power is large is reduced, and the high-frequency amplifier 100 can be further increased in output and efficiency. It is.
- the series inductor 25 may be configured by a series line, and the parallel capacitor 22 is an open stub.
- the parallel inductor may be composed of a short stub.
- the amplifying elements 11 and 12 are composed of heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBT), but other bipolar transistors, field effect transistors such as metal semiconductor field effect transistors (MESF ET), and high electron mobility transistors (HEMT). (FET) etc. may be used.
- HBT heterojunction bipolar transistors
- FET high electron mobility transistors
- FET high electron mobility transistors
- the collector (drain) bias line 23 instead of the collector (drain) bias line 23, a collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26 may be used, or vice versa. That is, the collector (drain) bias line 23 may be used instead of the collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26. Further, the collector (drain) bias line 23 and the collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26 also serve as a matching element.
- FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a high-frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
- the high-frequency amplifier 100 includes an input terminal 1, an output terminal 2, a collector (drain) bias terminal 4, a base (gate) bias setting terminal 5, and a mode switching terminal. 6 is provided.
- the high-frequency amplifier 100 has two input matching elements, a final stage amplifying element for high output (first amplifying element) 11 and a final stage amplifying element for low output (second amplifying element) 12.
- a circuit 13 an output matching circuit 15, and two base (gate) bias control circuits (first and second bias control circuits) 16 are provided.
- the element size of the last stage amplifying element 11 for high output is larger than the size of the last stage amplifying element 12 for low output.
- a power supply terminal 28 is connected to each of the two base (gate) bias control circuits 16.
- the output matching circuit 15 includes a first matching circuit 34, a second matching circuit 35, and a third matching circuit. 36 is provided. The first and second matching circuits 34 and 35 are connected to the third matching circuit 36 through the connection point 29.
- the first matching circuit 34 includes a collector (drain) bias line 23 and a bypass stub composed of 24 capacitors, a low-pass filter type matching circuit 30, a series inductor (first series inductor) 25, Is provided.
- the low-pass filter type matching circuit 30 includes a parallel capacitor (second parallel capacitor) 22, a series inductor (third series inductor) 25, and a parallel capacitor (first parallel capacitor) 22 in two stages. Is provided. One end of the bypass capacitor 24 and the parallel capacitor 22 is connected to the ground 19.
- the second matching circuit 35 is provided with a hynos filter type matching circuit 27 and a series inductor (second series inductor) 25. Further, the no-pass filter type matching circuit 27 is provided with a collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26, a bypass capacitor 24, and a series capacitor 17. One end of the bypass capacitor 24 is connected to the ground 19.
- the third matching circuit 36 is provided with a series capacitor 17.
- the high-frequency amplifier 100 of the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 9 is the most low-pass filter type matching circuit 30 in the first matching circuit 34 as compared with the high-frequency amplifier 100 of the third embodiment shown in FIG. The only difference is that a parallel capacitor 22 is added at a position closer to the amplifying element 11.
- FIG. 10 is a Smith chart showing the impedance of the output matching circuit of the high frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 (a) and (b) are impedance traces when the first matching circuit 34 is viewed from the connection point 29 when the output power is large and small, and Figs. 10 (c) and (d) show the output power.
- the impedance is large and small, the impedance trajectories of the second matching circuit 35 from the connection point 29 are respectively shown. Indicated by solid arrows.
- the locus of impedance from connection point 29 to output terminal 2 is also indicated by a dotted arrow.
- Zoutl, Zl1, Z12, Z13, Z14, Z15, Zl6, Z17, Zout2, Z21, Z22, Z23, and Zout in Fig. 10 are impedances that also show the positional force shown on the circuit diagram of Fig. 9.
- FIG. 29 is a diagram illustrating impedances when the second matching circuit 35 is viewed from 29.
- Z 17 is the impedance (first impedance) seen from the connection point 29 when the output power is high, and the first matching circuit 34, and the output power is low. It can be seen that Z23 which is the impedance (second impedance) of the second matching circuit 35 viewed from the connection point 29 in this case is substantially equal. Impedances Z17 and Z23 are matched to approximately 50 ohms ( ⁇ ). The locus of impedance due to the newly added parallel capacitor 22 at the position from the highest output last stage amplification element 11 of the low-pass filter type matching circuit 30 is small from Z11 to Z12 due to the low impedance.
- the output impedance Zout of the high-frequency amplifier 100 can be matched to 50 ohms ( ⁇ ) by the third matching circuit 36 in both cases where the output power is large and the amplification elements 11 and 12 are switched. It becomes possible. Therefore, the high-frequency amplifier 100 can achieve high output and high efficiency characteristics regardless of whether the output power is large or small.
- Z23 which is the impedance (second impedance) of the second matching circuit 35 when the output power is large, is the connection point when the output power is large. It can be seen from 29 that the impedance (first impedance) seen from the first matching circuit 34 is sufficiently higher than Z17. Therefore, the above “second condition” can be satisfied. As a result, the loss caused by the high-frequency signal traveling toward the second matching circuit 35 in the output matching circuit 15 can be reduced, and the high output and high efficiency when the output power is large. The rate characteristics can be realized.
- the high-frequency signal does not circulate toward the second matching circuit 35, when the output power is large, the high-frequency signal amplified by the high-power last stage amplifying element 11 is OFF. Oscillations generated by feedback to the input side via the final stage amplifying element 12 can be suppressed. That is, it is possible to increase the isolation between the outputs of the circuit on the side of the low-power final stage amplifying element 12 that is OFF, and to suppress oscillation.
- the high-frequency signal since the high-frequency signal does not circulate toward the i-th matching circuit 34, when the output power is small, the high-frequency signal amplified by the low-power final stage amplifying element 12 is OFF. Suppresses oscillation caused by feedback to the input side via the final stage amplifier 11 can do. That is, it is possible to increase the isolation between one output of the circuit on the side of the high-power final stage amplifying element 11 that is OFF, and to suppress oscillation.
- the first matching circuit 34 should be provided with a short stub. Can increase the impedance.
- This short stub includes a collector (drain) bias line 23 and a bypass capacitor 24.
- the low-pass filter type matching circuit 30 is provided for matching when the high-power final stage amplifying element 11 is ON, the impedance becomes low. Since the impedance (Z16) is inductive at this time, it is necessary to increase the impedance by inserting the series inductor 25 at the position closest to the connection point 29.
- the low-pass filter type matching circuit 30 By inserting a new parallel capacitor 22 at a position farthest from the amplifying element 11, the impedance Z17 of the first matching circuit 34 viewed from the connection point 29 can be further increased. Therefore, when the output power is small, the loss caused by the high-frequency signal traveling toward the first matching circuit 34 in the output matching circuit 15 can be further reduced, and the output and efficiency when the output power is small can be reduced. It can be further increased.
- the high-frequency signal power that is amplified by the low-power final stage amplifying element 12 is OFF. Oscillation generated by feedback to the input side via the final stage amplifying element 11 can be further suppressed. That is, it is possible to further increase the isolation between the outputs of the circuit on the side of the high-power final stage amplifying element 11 that is OFF, and to further suppress the oscillation.
- the first matching circuit 34 is provided on the output side of the high-power final stage amplifying element 11, and the low-power final stage amplifier is used.
- a second matching circuit 35 is provided on the output side of the element 12, and a third matching circuit 36 is provided on the subsequent stage thereof. Therefore, in both cases where the output power is large and small, it can be matched to the characteristic impedance of 50 ohms ( ⁇ ), realizing high output and high efficiency characteristics as a high frequency amplifier. It is possible.
- the impedance is turned off from the connection point 29 and the impedance viewed from the matching circuit on the amplification element side is turned on from the connection point 29. Since the impedance can be made sufficiently higher than the impedance of the matching circuit on the element side, it is possible to suppress sneaking into the matching circuit on the amplifying element side where the amplified high-frequency signal power SOFF is applied, and the output matching circuit 15 It is possible to reduce the power loss, and it is possible to realize high output and high efficiency characteristics as a high frequency amplifier. Furthermore, it is possible to increase the isolation between the output inputs on the amplification element side that is turned off, and to suppress oscillation due to wraparound via the amplification element that is turned off.
- the output matching circuit 15 when the final stage amplifying element 11 for high output is ON is mainly composed of a low-pass filter type matching circuit. The loss of the output matching circuit 15 is reduced, and the high-frequency amplifier 100 can be further increased in output and efficiency.
- the impedance Z17 viewed from the connection point 29 to the first matching circuit 34 can be made higher, and the high-frequency signal in the output matching circuit 15 Loss caused by wrapping around the matching circuit 34 can be further reduced, and the output and efficiency when the output power S is small can be further increased. Further, it is possible to further increase the isolation between one output of the circuit on the high output time last stage amplifying element 11 side which is OFF, and to further suppress the oscillation.
- the series inductor 25 may be configured by a series line, and the parallel capacitor 22 is an open stub.
- the parallel inductor may be composed of a short stub.
- the amplifying elements 11 and 12 are composed of heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBT), but other bipolar transistors, field effect transistors such as metal semiconductor field effect transistors (MESF ET), and high electron mobility transistors (HEMT). (FET) etc. may be used.
- collector (drain) bias line 23 instead of collector (drain) bias line 23, collector The (drain) bias applying inductor 26 may be used or vice versa. That is, the collector (drain) bias line 23 may be used instead of the collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26. Further, the collector (drain) bias line 23 and the collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26 also serve as a matching element.
- FIG. 11 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a high-frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention.
- the high frequency amplifier 100 includes an input terminal 1, an output terminal 2, a collector (drain) bias terminal 4, a base (gate) bias setting terminal 5, and a mode switching. Terminal 6 is provided.
- the high-frequency amplifier 100 has two input matching elements, a final stage amplification element (first amplification element) 11 for high output and a final stage amplification element (second amplification element) 12 for low output.
- a circuit 13 an output matching circuit 15, and two base (gate) bias control circuits (first and second bias control circuits) 16 are provided.
- the element size of the last stage amplifying element 11 for high output is larger than the size of the last stage amplifying element 12 for low output.
- a power supply terminal 28 is connected to each of the two base (gate) bias control circuits 16.
- the output matching circuit 15 includes a first matching circuit 34, a second matching circuit 35, and a third matching circuit 36.
- the first and second matching circuits 34 and 35 are connected to the third matching circuit 36 through the connection point 29.
- the first matching circuit 34 includes a short stub including a collector (drain) bias line 23 and a bypass capacitor 24, a low-pass filter type matching circuit 30, and a high-pass filter type matching circuit (first high-pass matching circuit).
- Filter type matching circuit) 27 and series inductor (first series inductor) 25 are provided.
- the low-pass filter type matching circuit 30 is provided with a series inductor 25 and a parallel capacitor 22! /.
- the high pass filter type matching circuit 27 is provided with a series capacitor 17 and a parallel inductor 18. Note that one end of the bypass capacitor 24, the parallel capacitor 22, and the parallel inductor 18 is connected to the ground 19.
- the second matching circuit 35 is a high-nos filter type matching circuit (second high-nos filter type matching circuit). Circuit) 27 and a series inductor (second series inductor) 25 are provided. Further, the no-pass filter type matching circuit 27 is provided with a collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26, a bypass capacitor 24, a series capacitor 17, and a parallel inductor 18. One end of the bypass capacitor 24 and the parallel inductor 18 is connected to the ground 19.
- a series capacitor 17 is provided in the third matching circuit 36.
- the high-frequency amplifier 100 of Example 5 shown in FIG. 11 is different from the high-frequency amplifier 100 of Example 3 shown in FIG. 7 in that the first matching circuit 34 has a collector (drain) bias line 23 and a buffer.
- a short stub consisting of a bypass capacitor 24, a low-pass filter matching circuit 30 consisting of a series inductor 25 and a parallel capacitor 22, and a high-pass filter matching circuit 27 consisting of a series capacitor 17 and a parallel inductor 18.
- the only difference is that it is composed of a series inductor 25 and V.
- FIG. 12 is a Smith chart showing the impedance of the output matching circuit of the high frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 The operation of the output matching circuit 15 of the high-frequency amplifier 100 shown in Fig. 11 will be described.
- Figures 1 2 (a) and (b) show the impedance trajectory when the first matching circuit 34 side is seen from the connection point 29 when the output power is large and small
- Figure 12 (c) and (d) The solid line arrows indicate the impedance trajectories of the second matching circuit 35 from the connection point 29 when the output power is large and small.
- the locus of impedance from connection point 29 to output terminal 2 is also indicated by a dotted arrow.
- Zoutl, Zll, Z12, Z13, Z14, Z15, Z16, Zout2, Z21, Z22, Z23, Z24, and Zout are impedances as seen from the positions shown in the circuit diagram of FIG.
- Fig. 12 (a) shows the impedance when the first matching circuit 34 is seen from the connection point 29 when the output power is high
- Fig. 12 (b) shows the first impedance from the connection point 29 when the output power is low
- Fig. 12 (c) shows the second adjustment from the connection point 29 when the output power is large
- FIG. 12D is a diagram showing the impedance when the second matching circuit 35 is viewed from the connection point 29 when the output power is small.
- the configuration of the first matching circuit 34 of the fifth embodiment is different from that of the first matching circuit 34 of the third embodiment, but the output power is large.
- Z 16 is the impedance (first impedance) of the first matching circuit 34 viewed from the connection point 29, and the impedance (second impedance) of the second matching circuit 35 from the connection point 29 when the output power is small. It is understood that Z24 which is impedance) is substantially equal. Therefore, the above “first condition” can be satisfied.
- the output impedance Zout of the high-frequency amplifier 100 is reduced to 50 ohms ( ⁇ ) by the third matching circuit 36 regardless of whether the output power is large or the amplification elements 11 and 12 are switched. It becomes possible to match. Therefore, the high-frequency amplifier 100 can realize high output and high efficiency characteristics regardless of whether the output power is large or small.
- the configuration of the first matching circuit 34 of the fifth embodiment is different from that of the first matching circuit 34 of the third embodiment, but the output power is large.
- the impedance (second impedance) Z24 when the second matching circuit 35 is viewed from the node 29 is the impedance (first impedance) when the first matching circuit 34 is viewed from the node 29 when the output power is large. ) Is much higher than Z16. Therefore, the above “second condition” can be satisfied. As a result, the loss caused by the high-frequency signal traveling toward the second matching circuit 35 in the output matching circuit 15 can be reduced, and the characteristics of high output and high efficiency when the output power is large can be realized.
- the high-frequency signal amplified by the high-power last stage amplifying element 11 is OFF when the output is low. Oscillation that occurs by feeding back to the input side via the final stage amplifying element 12 can be suppressed. That is, it is possible to increase the isolation between one output of the circuit on the side of the low-power final stage amplifying element 12 that is OFF, and to suppress oscillation.
- the configuration of the first matching circuit 34 of the fifth embodiment is different from that of the first matching circuit 34 of the third embodiment, but the connection is made when the output power is small.
- Z16 which is the impedance (first impedance) seen from the first matching circuit 34 from the point 29, is the impedance (second impedance) seen from the connection point 29 to the second matching circuit 35 when the output power is small. It can be seen that it is sufficiently higher than Z24. Therefore, the above “third condition” can be satisfied. As a result, the loss caused by the high-frequency signal wrapping around the first matching circuit 34 in the output matching circuit 15 can be reduced, and the characteristics of high output and high efficiency when the output power is small can be realized.
- the high-frequency signal does not circulate toward the first matching circuit 34, when the output power is small, the high-frequency signal amplified by the low-power last stage amplifying element 12 is OFF. Oscillation generated by feedback to the input side through the final stage amplifying element 11 can be suppressed. In other words, it is possible to increase the isolation between the output and input of the circuit on the side of the high-power final stage amplifying element 11 that is OFF, and to suppress oscillation.
- the first matching circuit 34 should be provided with a short stub. Can increase the impedance (Z11).
- This short stub includes a collector (drain) bias line 23 and a bypass capacitor 24.
- the low-pass filter type matching circuit 30 is provided for matching when the high-power final stage amplifying element 11 is ON, the impedance (Z13) becomes low.
- the impedance is capacitive. Therefore, the first matching circuit 34
- the impedance seen from the connection point 29 can be increased by using the column capacitor 17, the parallel inductor 18, and the like, or a high-pass filter type matching element.
- the first matching circuit 34 is provided with the series inductor 25 at the position closest to the connection point 29. Thus, it is necessary to provide the high-pass filter type matching circuit 27 and the series inductor 25 on the connection point 29 side of the first matching circuit 34.
- the low-pass filter type matching circuit 30 has a two-stage configuration.
- the low-pass filter type matching circuit 30 has one stage, and the high-pass filter type matching circuit is provided at a position from the connection point 29 in place of the single-stage low-pass filter type matching circuit. Since the circuit 27 is provided, the impedance Z16 seen from the first matching circuit 34 on the high-power final stage amplifying element 11 side that becomes OFF from the connection point 29 when the output power is small is shown in FIG. Compared with Example 3 shown in b), it can be made higher.
- the loss caused by the high-frequency signal wrapping around the first matching circuit 34 in the output matching circuit 15 can be further reduced, and the output and efficiency when the output power is small. Can be further enhanced.
- the high-frequency signal amplified by the low-power final stage amplifying element 12 is OFF for high output. Oscillation generated by feedback to the input side via the final stage amplifying element 11 can be further suppressed. That is, it is possible to further increase the isolation between one output of the circuit on the side of the high-power final stage amplifying element 11 that is OFF, and to further suppress oscillation.
- the first matching circuit 34 is provided on the output side of the high output final stage amplifying element 11 and the low output final stage amplification. Since the second matching circuit 35 is provided on the output side of the element 12 and the third matching circuit 36 is provided at the subsequent stage thereof, the characteristic impedance is obtained regardless of whether the output power is large or small. It can be matched to a certain 50 ohm ( ⁇ ), and it is possible to realize high output and high efficiency characteristics as a high frequency amplifier.
- the impedance is turned off from the connection point 29, and the impedance viewed from the matching circuit on the amplification element side is turned on from the connection point 29. Since the impedance can be made sufficiently higher than the impedance seen from the matching circuit on the amplifying element side, it is possible to suppress the sneaking into the matching circuit on the amplifying element side where the amplified high-frequency signal power is SOFF, and the output matching circuit The loss of 15 can be reduced, and it is possible to realize high output and high efficiency characteristics as a high frequency amplifier. Furthermore, it is possible to increase the isolation between the output inputs on the amplification element side that is turned off, and to suppress oscillation due to wraparound via the amplification element that is turned off.
- the impedance seen from the connection point 29 to the first matching circuit 34 can be increased, and the high-frequency signal is output from the first matching circuit 15 within the output matching circuit 15. Loss caused by wrapping around the circuit 34 can be further reduced, and the output and efficiency when the output power is small can be further increased. Further, it is possible to further increase the isolation between one output of the circuit on the side of the high-power final stage amplifying element 11 that is OFF, and to further suppress oscillation.
- the series inductor 25 may be configured by a series line, and the parallel capacitor 22 is an open stub.
- the parallel inductor may be composed of a short stub.
- the amplifying elements 11 and 12 are composed of heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBT), but other bipolar transistors, field effect transistors such as metal semiconductor field effect transistors (MESF ET), and high electron mobility transistors (HEMT). (FET) etc. may be used.
- HBT heterojunction bipolar transistors
- FET high electron mobility transistors
- FET high electron mobility transistors
- the collector (drain) bias line 23 instead of the collector (drain) bias line 23, a collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26 may be used, or vice versa. That is, the collector (drain) bias line 23 may be used instead of the collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26. Further, the collector (drain) bias line 23 and the collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26 also serve as a matching element.
- a high frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
- FIG. 13 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a high-frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention.
- the high-frequency amplifier 100 includes an input terminal 1, an output terminal 2, a collector (drain) bias terminal 4, a base (gate) bias setting terminal 5, and a mode. And a switch terminal 6 are provided.
- the high-frequency amplifier 100 has two input matching elements, a final stage amplifying element for high output (first amplifying element) 11 and a final stage amplifying element for low output (second amplifying element) 12.
- a circuit 13 an output matching circuit 15, and two base (gate) bias control circuits (first and second bias control circuits) 16 are provided.
- the element size of the last stage amplifying element 11 for high output is larger than the size of the last stage amplifying element 12 for low output.
- a power supply terminal 28 is connected to each of the two base (gate) bias control circuits 16.
- the output matching circuit 15 includes a first matching circuit 34, a second matching circuit 35, a third matching circuit 36, and a switch 31.
- the first matching circuit 34 is connected to the third matching circuit 36 via the connection point 29, and the second matching circuit 35 is connected to the third matching circuit 36 via the switch 31 and the connection point 29, respectively.
- the first matching circuit 34 includes a collector (drain) bias line 23 and a short stub that also includes a bypass capacitor 24, a low-pass filter type matching circuit 30, a series inductor (first series inductor) 25, Is provided.
- the low-pass filter type matching circuit 30 includes two stages of series inductors 25 and parallel capacitors 22. One end of the bypass capacitor 24 and the parallel capacitor 22 is connected to the ground 19.
- the second matching circuit 35 is provided with a hynos filter type matching circuit 27 and a series inductor (second series inductor) 25. Further, the no-pass filter type matching circuit 27 is provided with a collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26, a bypass capacitor 24, and a series capacitor 17. One end of the bypass capacitor 24 is connected to the ground 19.
- a series capacitor 17 is provided in the third matching circuit 36.
- the high frequency amplifier 100 shown in FIG. 13 is provided with a switch 31 composed of a diode 32 between the second matching circuit 35 and the connection point 29. The only difference is that
- a switch 31 including a diode 32 is provided between the second matching circuit 34 and the connection point 29.
- the switch 31 is controlled so that it is turned off when the output power is large and turned on when the output power is small, depending on the voltage applied to the mode switching terminal 6.
- the impedance of the second matching circuit 35 viewed from the connection point 29 can be further increased because the switch 31 is turned off. Therefore, the loss caused by the high-frequency signal traveling toward the second matching circuit 35 in the output matching circuit 15 can be reduced, and the characteristics of high output and high efficiency can be realized when the output power is large.
- the high-frequency signal does not circulate toward the second matching circuit 35
- the low-power final stage where the high-frequency signal power amplified by the high-power final stage amplifying element 11 is OFF. Oscillation generated by feedback to the input side through the amplifying element 12 can be further suppressed. That is, it is possible to further increase the isolation between the outputs of the circuit on the side of the low output final stage amplifying element 12 that is OFF, and to further suppress the oscillation.
- the sixth embodiment in the high frequency amplifier 100 of FIG. 13, in addition to the effect of the high frequency amplifier 100 of the third embodiment of FIG. Loss caused by the frequency signal wrapping around the second matching circuit 35 can be reduced, and high output and high efficiency characteristics can be realized when the output power is large.
- the high-frequency signal amplified by the high-power last stage amplifying element 11 is OFF when the output is low. Oscillations generated by feedback to the input side via the final stage amplifying element 12 can be further suppressed. That is, it is possible to further increase the isolation between one output of the circuit on the side of the low-power final stage amplifying element 12 that is OFF, and further suppress oscillation.
- the amplifying elements 11 and 12 are composed of heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs), but electric fields such as other bipolar transistors, metal semiconductor field effect transistors (MESFETs), and high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs). It may be composed of an effect transistor (FET).
- HBTs heterojunction bipolar transistors
- MOSFETs metal semiconductor field effect transistors
- HEMTs high electron mobility transistors
- FET effect transistor
- a collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26 instead of the collector (drain) bias line 23, a collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26 may be used, or vice versa. That is, a collector (drain) bias line 23 may be used instead of the collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26. Further, the collector (drain) bias line 23 and the collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26 also serve as matching elements.
- FIG. 14 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of the high-frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention.
- the high-frequency amplifier 100 includes an input terminal 1, an output terminal 2, a collector (drain) bias terminal 4, a base (gate) bias setting terminal 5, and a mode switching. Terminal 6 is provided.
- the high-frequency amplifier 100 has two input matching elements, a final stage amplification element (first amplification element) 11 for high output and a final stage amplification element (second amplification element) 12 for low output.
- Circuit 13 output matching circuit 15, two base (gate) bias control circuits (first and second bias control circuits) 16, and base (gate) grounded transistor (third amplification element) 33. It is provided.
- the element size of the last stage amplifying element 11 for high output is larger than the size of the last stage amplifying element 12 for low output.
- a power supply terminal 28 is connected to each of the two base (gate) bias control circuits 16.
- the output matching circuit 15 includes a first matching circuit 34, a second matching circuit 35, and a third matching circuit 36.
- the first and second matching circuits 34 and 35 are connected to the third matching circuit 36 through the connection point 29.
- the first matching circuit 34 includes a collector (drain) bias line 23 and a short stub that also includes a bypass capacitor 24, a low-pass filter type matching circuit 30, a series inductor ( 1st series inductor) 25 is provided.
- the low-pass filter type matching circuit 30 includes two stages of series inductors 25 and parallel capacitors 22. One end of the bypass capacitor 24 and the parallel capacitor 22 is connected to the ground 19.
- the second matching circuit 35 is provided with a high-nos filter type matching circuit 27 and a series inductor (second series inductor) 25. Further, the no-pass filter type matching circuit 27 is provided with a collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26, a bypass capacitor 24, and a series capacitor 17. One end of the bypass capacitor 24 is connected to the ground 19.
- a series capacitor 17 is provided in the third matching circuit 36.
- the high frequency amplifier 100 shown in FIG. 14 has a base (gate) ground transistor 33 that is cascode-connected to the output side of the low-power final stage amplifying element 12. The only difference is that it is inserted!
- a base (gate) grounded transistor 33 is inserted on the output side of the low-power final stage amplifier 12.
- the base voltage of the base (gate) ground transistor 33 is supplied from a base (gate) bias control circuit (second bias control circuit) 16.
- the base (gate) bias control circuit 16 then turns off the base (gate) ground transistor 33 when the output power is large due to the voltage from the mode switching terminal 6, and the base power when the output power is small! / (Gate) Control to turn on ground transistor 33.
- the high-power final stage amplifying element 11 is shut off by the base (gate) transistor 33 that is turned off through the signal that has passed through the low-power final stage amplifying element 12 via It is possible to further suppress oscillation generated by feeding back the high-frequency signal amplified in step (b) to the input side via the low-power final stage amplifying element 12 that is OFF. That is, it is possible to further increase the isolation between the outputs of the circuit on the side of the low-power final stage amplifying element 12 that is OFF, and to further suppress oscillation.
- the amplifying elements 11 and 12 are composed of heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs), but electric fields such as other bipolar transistors, metal semiconductor field effect transistors (MESFETs), and high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs). It may be composed of an effect transistor (FET).
- HBTs heterojunction bipolar transistors
- MOSFETs metal semiconductor field effect transistors
- HEMTs high electron mobility transistors
- FET effect transistor
- a collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26 instead of the collector (drain) bias line 23, a collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26 may be used, or vice versa. That is, a collector (drain) bias line 23 may be used instead of the collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26. Further, the collector (drain) bias line 23 and the collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26 also serve as matching elements.
- FIG. 15 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of the high frequency amplifier according to Embodiment 8 of the present invention.
- the high-frequency amplifier 100 includes an input terminal 1, an output terminal 2, a collector (drain) bias terminal 4, a base (gate) bias setting terminal 5, and a mode switching. Terminal 6 is provided.
- the high-frequency amplifier 100 includes a high-power final stage amplifying element (first amplifying element) 11; Low-power final stage amplifying element (second amplifying element) 12, two input matching circuit 13, output matching circuit 15, and two base (gate) bias control circuits (first and second bias) Control circuit) 16, high output preamplifier (third amplifier) 8, low output preamplifier (fourth amplifier) 9, and two interstage matching circuits (first and And a second interstage matching circuit) 14.
- the element size of the last stage amplifying element 11 for high output is larger than the size of the last stage amplifying element 12 for low output.
- a power supply terminal 28 is connected to each of the two base (gate) bias control circuits 16.
- the output matching circuit 15 includes a first matching circuit 34, a second matching circuit 35, and a third matching circuit 36.
- the first and second matching circuits 34 and 35 are connected to the third matching circuit 36 through the connection point 29.
- the first matching circuit 34 includes a collector (drain) bias line 23 and a short stub that also includes a bypass capacitor 24, a low-pass filter type matching circuit 30, a series inductor (first series inductor) 25, Is provided.
- the low-pass filter type matching circuit 30 includes two stages of series inductors 25 and parallel capacitors 22. One end of the bypass capacitor 24 and the parallel capacitor 22 is connected to the ground 19.
- the second matching circuit 35 is provided with a hynos filter type matching circuit 27 and a series inductor (second series inductor) 25. Further, the no-pass filter type matching circuit 27 is provided with a collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26, a bypass capacitor 24, and a series capacitor 17. One end of the bypass capacitor 24 is connected to the ground 19.
- a series capacitor 17 is provided in the third matching circuit 36.
- the high-frequency amplifier 100 of Example 8 shown in FIG. 15 is different from the high-frequency amplifier 100 of Example 3 shown in FIG. 7 in the preamplifier 8 for high output and the preamplifier 9 for low output. And two interstage matching circuits 14 are added, and the only difference is that the switching amplifying element has a two-stage configuration.
- the collector (drain) bias of the preamplifier 8 for high output and the preamplifier 9 ⁇ for low output is supplied from the collector (drain) bias terminal 4 via the interstage matching circuit 14.
- the base (gate) bias of the high output preamplifier 8 and the low output preamplifier 9 is also supplied with two base (gate) bias control circuits 16 respectively.
- the high frequency amplifier 100 of FIG. 15 can obtain a higher gain in addition to the effect of the high frequency amplifier 100 of the third embodiment of FIG. Also, when considered as a two-stage amplifier, when the output power is small, not only the final stage amplification element 12 but also the previous stage amplification element 9 is small in size, so that the power consumption can be further reduced and more efficient characteristics are realized. it can.
- the amplifying elements 11 and 12 are composed of heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs), but electric fields such as other bipolar transistors, metal semiconductor field effect transistors (MESFETs), and high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs). It may be composed of an effect transistor (FET).
- HBTs heterojunction bipolar transistors
- MOSFETs metal semiconductor field effect transistors
- HEMTs high electron mobility transistors
- FET effect transistor
- a collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26 instead of the collector (drain) bias line 23, a collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26 may be used, or vice versa. That is, a collector (drain) bias line 23 may be used instead of the collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26. Further, the collector (drain) bias line 23 and the collector (drain) bias applying inductor 26 also serve as matching elements.
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