The 16th High Efficiency Power Amplifier (HEPA) Student Design Competition (SDC), organized by the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society, was held virtually in collaboration with Keysight Microwave Laboratory for the live measurement. This contest focuses on the PAs that have both high efficiency and high linearity over a relatively broad bandwidth. The participants are required to design and fabricate a highly efficient, linear power amplifier (PA) at a frequency of their choice between 1 and 10 GHz. The winning team is determined by the designed PA's highest linear power added efficiency (PAE) at the lowest output power level while maintaining a carrier-to-intermodulation (C/I) ratio of greater than 30 dB through a two-tone input signal measurement. To have a competitive entry in the contest, it is necessary to start with the statement of the competition's rules.

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线性增强型高效Doherty功率放大器：第16届高效功率放大器学生设计竞赛


由 IEEE 微波理论与技术协会组织的第 16 届高效功率放大器 (HEPA) 学生设计竞赛 (SDC) 与是德科技微波实验室合作以虚拟方式举行，并进行了现场测量。本次竞赛重点关注在相对较宽的带宽上同时具有高效率和高线性度的 PA。参与者需要设计和制造高效的线性功率放大器 (PA)，其频率为 1 至 10 GHz 之间的选择。获胜团队的评选依据是所设计的 PA 在最低输出功率水平下具有最高的线性功率附加效率 (PAE)，同时通过双音输入信号测量保持大于 30 dB 的载波互调 (C/I) 比。为了在比赛中有竞争力的参赛作品，有必要从比赛规则的声明开始。