Adaptive multi-band multi-mode power amplifier using integrated varactor-based tunable matching networks

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2166-2176

  Neo, W C Edmund ^a,b   Lin, Yu ^b   Liu, Xiao Dong ^b   De Vreede, Leo C N ^a,b   Larson, Lawrence E ^a,c   Spirito, Marco ^a,b   Pelk, Marco J ^b   Buisman, Koen ^a,b   Akhnoukh, Atef ^b   De Graauw, Anton ^d   Nanver, Lis K ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NXP SEMICONDUCTORS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptive matching network; Dynamic leadline; High efficiency; Multi band; Multi mode; Power amplifier; RF adaptivity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MATCHING NETWORK; DYNAMIC LEADLINE; MULTI-BAND; MULTI-MODE; RF ADAPTIVITY;

BANDWIDTH; DIODES; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; POWER CONTROL; TRANSISTORS; VARACTORS;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 33748374928     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2006.880586     Document Type: Conference Paper

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