Modelithics Qorvo GaN Library v26.5.11 Adds 200W QPD2562L GaN Model

Modelithics has released version 26.5.11 of its Modelithics Qorvo GaN Library. For more than 12 years, the library has given RF and microwave engineers up-to-date, highly accurate nonlinear models based on real-world measurements, helping speed up design cycles, improve the odds of getting a design right on the first attempt, and reduce overall development costs.

Developed and maintained by Modelithics in close collaboration with Qorvo, the library includes nonlinear models covering an extensive lineup of Qorvo's GaN die and packaged power transistor products, giving engineers reliable models for designing and optimizing high-performance RF power amplifiers and related circuits. Each GaN model incorporates advanced modeling features, including validation across a broad frequency range, accounting for self-heating effects, the ability to scale accurately across different operating temperatures, direct sensing of internal current-voltage behavior, and thorough documentation.

This latest release adds a new nonlinear model for the QPD2562L, a 200W GaN transistor, validated against load-pull measurements, a standard RF testing technique used to characterize how a transistor performs under different load conditions, across a frequency range from 2.5 to 3.5 GHz. Version 26.5.11 also expands compatibility across all GaN models in the library to include Keysight's ADS 2027 software, while continuing to support ADS 2024 through ADS 2026, as well as multiple versions of the Cadence AWR Design Environment.

For customers looking for a complete board-level power amplifier design solution, Modelithics also offers its COMPLETE Library, which adds accurate passive component models, scalable across different substrates and component values, for designing matching and bias networks. Modelithics encourages customers using the Qorvo GaN Library to explore the COMPLETE Library as well, which provides access to a broad range of highly accurate passive, active, and system-level component models. Together, the two libraries let designers simulate entire RF and microwave circuits and modules with greater accuracy, helping reduce the number of design iterations needed and speeding up time to market.