An intelligently controlled RF power amplifier with a reconfigurable MEMS-varactor tuner

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 53, Issue 3 II, 2005, Pages 1089-1094

  Qiao, Dongjiang ^a   Molfino, Robert ^b   Lardizabal, Steven M ^b   Pillans, Brandon ^b   Asbeck, Peter M ^a   Jerinic, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Intelligent RF front ends; Power amplifier; Reconfigurable tuner; RF microelectromechnical system (MEMS) switches; Tunable matching networks

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; ITERATIVE METHODS; SENSORS; TRANSISTORS; TUNERS;

INTELLIGENT RF FRONT-ENDS; RECONFIGURABLE TUNERS; RF MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS) SWITCHES; TUNABLE MATCHING NETWORKS;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 15844415325     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2005.843495     Document Type: Article

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