Active harmonic load-pull for on-wafer out-of-band device linearity optimization

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 4225-4235

  Spirito, Marco ^a,b,c   Pelk, Marco J ^b   Van Rijs, Fred ^d   Theeuwen, Steven J C H ^d   Hartskeerl, Dave ^e   De Vreede, Leo C N ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Italy)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d NXP SEMICONDUCTORS   (Netherlands)

^e PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Device characterization; Heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT); Large signal characterization; Laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS); Linearity, load pull; Non linear distortion; On wafer; Out of band linearization

Indexed keywords

DEVICE CHARACTERIZATION; LARGE SIGNAL CHARACTERIZATION; ON-WAFER LINEARITY; OUT OF BAND LINEARIZATION;

ELECTRIC DELAY LINES; HARMONIC GENERATION; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; MOS DEVICES; NONLINEAR DISTORTION; PHASE MODULATION;

ACTIVE NETWORKS;

EID: 33847718339     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2006.885568     Document Type: Article

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