On the optimum biasing and input out-of-band terminations of linear and power efficient class-AB bipolar RF amplifiers

Proceedings of the IEEE Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuits and Technology Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 44-47

  Van Der Heijden, M P ^a   Spirito, M ^a   Pelk, M ^a   De Vreede, L C N ^a   Burghartz, J N ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; GAIN MEASUREMENT; INTERMODULATION; POWER AMPLIFIERS; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE TESTING; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

BASEBAND IMPEDANCE; CLASS-AB POWER AMPLIFIERS; COLLECTOR CURRENTS; CURRENT GAIN;

RADIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 17044426792     PISSN: 10889299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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