Thermal characterization and modelling of a gallium arsenide power amplifier MMIC

• Main Authors: Ling, Joyce H. L., Tay, Andrew A. O., Choo, Kok Fah, Chen, Weiguo
• Other Authors: IEEE Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (13th : 2012 : San Diego, USA)
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Physics::Heat and thermodynamics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98407; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17064
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Thermal characterization of high power microwave devices is important for determining their reliability. Exceeding the optimal temperature will have a detrimental effect on the performance and reliability of these devices. However, temperature characterization of submicron features is often challeng...