A fast modulator for dynamic supply linear RF power amplifier

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1015-1025

  Schlumpf, Nicolas ^a   Declercq, Michel ^a   Dehollain, Catherine ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dynamic supply power amplifier; Efficiency improvement; Power amplifier; Radio frequency

Indexed keywords

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; MODULATORS;

DYNAMIC POWER SUPPLY AMPLIFIERS; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; RADIO FREQUENCIES (RF);

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 3042779969     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2004.829966     Document Type: Conference Paper

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