Gallium arsenide DC/DC converters.

Title: Gallium arsenide DC/DC converters.
Identifier: AAI9969670
identifier: 9969670
Creator: Al-Kuran, Shihab Ahmed.
Contributor: Adviser: Norman Scheinberg
Date: 2000
Language: English
Publisher: City University of New York.
Subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical
Abstract: This thesis presents the results of a study on the design of GaAs DC/DC converters. The study began with a comparison between GaAs and Si technologies. Then it was explained why there is a need for GaAs DC/DC converters. In preparation for the design of GaAs DC/DC converter circuits, the most common switch-mode DC/DC converter topologies are presented in detail. Two GaAs circuit designs are then presented, both were fabricated in depletion-mode MESFET technology. Their results are introduced discussing their advantages and disadvantages.;Next, two of the practical applications where these converters are used are introduced. The first is a wireless power amplifier and the second is a transimpedance design.;Finally, some notes on possible future work are discussed.
Type: dissertation
Source: PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
degree: Ph.D.