Power Amplifier Design Measurements ........................................ 3 Purpose................................................................................... 3 Audience ................................................................................. 3 Overview...................................................................................3 Introduction to Power Amplifiers ..................................................3 The Design Example.................................................................. 4 Three testbenches for PA measurements .....................................5 Example Measurements Using SpectreRF......................................6 Lab1: Power Related Measurement (Swept PSS)...........................6 Lab2: Linearity Measurement (Swept PSS with PAC)......................18 Lab3: Stability and S-Parameter Measurements (PSS and PSP) .......27 Lab4. Large Signal S-Parameter Measurement (LSSP wizard)..........39 Lab5: Load-Pull Measurements (Swept PSS)................................47 Lab6: Envelope Following Analysis (ENVLP and ACPR Wizard) ........58 Using the ACPR Wizard.............................................................72 Conclusion ..............................................................................78 Reference ............................................................................... 78 ![]() |