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Rev. 04, 2023-06-28

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PXFE181507FC

Typical Performance (cont.)

Load Pull Performance

Each Side Load Pull Performance – Pulsed CW signal: 16 µs, 10% duty cycle, 28 V, IDQ = 900 mA

P1dB

Max Output Power

Max Drain Efficiency

Freq

[MHz]

Zs

[W

]

ZL

[W]

Gain

[dB]

P1dB

[dBm]

P1dB

[W]

hD

[%]

ZL

[W]

Gain

[dB]

P1dB

[dBm]

P1dB

[W]

hD

[%]

1810

7.5-j5.6

1.61-j3.21

19.79

52.87

193.6

59.6

4.1-j0.6

22.6

49.9

98

70.4

1880

12.6-j7

1.38-j2.91

20.15

52.78

189.67

56.94

3.29-j1.56

22.63

50.6

114.8

69

P3dB

Max Output Power

Max Drain Efficiency

Freq

[MHz]

Zs

[W

]

ZL

[W]

Gain

[dB]

P3dB

[dBm]

P3dB

[W]

hD

[%]

ZL

[W]

Gain

[dB]

P3dB

[dBm]

P3dB

[W]

hD

[%]

1810

7.5-j5.6

1.61-j3.21

17.79

53.64

231.2

62.47

3.12-j1.98

19.72

52.03

159.6

70.93

1880

12.6-j7

1.58-j3.47

17.83

53.57

227.5

58.69

3.13-j1.84

20.44

51.67

146.9

70.74

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

29

33

37

41

45

49

53

57

Output Power (dBm)

CW Performance at various VDD

IDQ = 900 mA, ƒ = 1880 MHz

24V Gain

28V Gain

32V Gain

24V Eff

28V Eff

32V Eff

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-35

-30

-25

-20

-15

-10

-5

10

12

14

16

18

20

22

1700

1750

1800

1850

1900

1950

Frequency (MHz)

CW Performance Small Signal

Gain & Input Return Loss

VDD = 28 V, IDQ= 900 mA

IRL

Gain

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