Advanced mm-Wave Power Electronics (Invited Talk)

Abstract

The ceaseless demand of wireless data can be satisfied by operating in the less congested millimeter-wave frequency spectrum regime with more complexed modulation and multiple access schemes. The growing complexity and signal bandwidth required to co-operate in a crowded and contested spectral and spatial environment demands highly efficient and linear power electronics at millimeter-wave frequencies. To meet these needs, the DARPA Dynamic Range-enhanced Electronics and Materials (DREaM) program is developing advanced high power and high dynamic range transistor technology by combining innovations in epitaxial materials, device structures, and/or fabrication processes.