Efficient PA modeling using neural network and measurement setup for memory effect characterization in the power device

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 473-476

  Ahmed, A ^a   Srinidhi, E R ^a   Kompa, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

ANN; Asymmetry; Memory effects; Power amplifier; TDNN

Indexed keywords

DELAY CIRCUITS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTILAYER NEURAL NETWORKS; POWER ELECTRONICS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ASYMMETRY; COMPLEX-VALUED MULTILAYERED PERCEPTRON (MLP); MEMORY EFFECTS; TIME DELAY NEURAL NETWORKS (TDNN);

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 33749242269     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2005.1516632     Document Type: Conference Paper

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