Optimum biasing for parallel hybrid switching-linear regulators

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1978-1985

  Stauth, Jason T ^a   Sanders, Seth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Class D amplifier; Dc dc converter; Dynamic supply; Linear regulator; Power amplifier (PA)

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; DC-DC CONVERTERS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; TOPOLOGY; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

LINEAR REGULATOR; RADIO FREQUENCY POWER AMPLIFIER; SWITCHING AMPLIFIER;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 34548775126     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2007.904220     Document Type: Article

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