High efficiency low-voltage power amplifier design by second-harmonic manipulation

International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-32

  Colantonio, Paolo ^a   Giannini, Franco ^a,c   Leuzzi, Giorgio ^a,b,d   Limiti, Ernesto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c University of Roma Tor Vergata ^*

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW-VOLTAGE AMPLIFIERS; SECOND-HARMONIC MANIPULATIONS;

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; NONLINEAR NETWORK ANALYSIS; POWER AMPLIFIERS; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS;

MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 0033909301     PISSN: 10964290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-047X(200001)10:1<19::AID-MMCE4>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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