High-efficiency push-pull power amplifier with high operation voltage

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 382-384

  Yim, Jounghyun ^b   Kim, Ildu ^b   Kang, Daehyun ^b   Kim, Bumman ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Class D; Power amplifier (PA); Push pull; Stack up

Indexed keywords

DRAIN CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; RADIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

DRAIN SUPPLY VOLTAGE; HIGH OPERATION VOLTAGE; POWER-ADDED EFFICIENCY (PAE); PUSH-PULL AMPLIFIERS;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 34247607859     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2007.895722     Document Type: Article

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