A siGe power amplifier with power detector and VSWR protection for TD-SCDMA application

Proceedings of the International Conference on Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, MIXDES 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 214-217

  Hu, Q Z ^a   Liu, Z H ^a   Yan, L ^a   Zhou, W ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Power amplifier; Power detector; SiGe; TD SCDMA; VSWR protection

Indexed keywords

CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; DETECTOR CIRCUITS; MICROELECTRONICS;

SILICON-GERMANIUM (SIGE) HBT POWER AMPLIFIER; VSWR PROTECTION;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 34347218315     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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