Automatic Phase Alignment for a Fully Integrated Cartesian Feedback Power Amplifier System

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2269-2279

  Dawson, Joel L ^a,b   Lee, Thomas H ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Aspendos Communications   (United States)

^c Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Analog multipliers; Cartesian feedback; Chopper stabilization; Phase alignment; Power amplifiers (PAs)

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DEMODULATION; DEMODULATORS; ERROR ANALYSIS; LINEARIZATION; MODULATORS; PHASE SHIFT;

ANALOG MULTIPLIERS; CARTESIAN FEEDBACK; CHOPPER STABILIZATION; PHASE ALIGNMENT;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0348233213     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2003.819090     Document Type: Conference Paper

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