A 5.8GHz, 47% efficiency, linear outphase power amplifier with fully integrated power combiner

Digest of Papers - IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 157-160

  Pham, Anh ^a,b   Sodini, Charles G ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Chireix; LINC; Power amplifiers; Power combiner

Indexed keywords

CHIREIX; LINC; POWER COMBINERS;

FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; POWER INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STRIP TELECOMMUNICATION LINES;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 33845880691     PISSN: 15292517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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