INDUSTRY KEYNOTE: RF Power at HF/VHF/UHF — Status and Trends

The last decades have seen rapid advances in the technology of solid-state power amplification, particularly, as the highest frequency coverage continues to extend into millimeter wave and beyond. Typically, the goal of solid-state power is to replace applications where vacuum tubes technology has already matured. This presentation will discuss the HF/VHF/UHF applications where solid-state technology has matured and all but the very highest power requirements (e.g., megawatt applications) are being achieved using solid state devices.