CMOS RF class-D power amplifier with bandpass sigma-delta modulation

Microelectronics Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 439-446

  Johnson, Thomas ^a   Sobot, Robert ^b   Stapleton, Shawn ^c  

^a PulseWave RF   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bandpass sigma delta modulation; Class D amplifier; Class S amplifier; Coding efficiency; Radio frequency power amplifier

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; BANDPASS FILTERS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; POWER AMPLIFIERS;

AMPLIFIER LOAD; CODING EFFICIENCY; MODULATOR PARAMETERS; TRANSITION FREQUENCY;

RADIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 34147119155     PISSN: 00262692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mejo.2007.01.009     Document Type: Article

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