Class-E silicon carbide VHF power amplifier

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 19-22

  Franco, Marc ^a,b   Katz, Allen ^a,c  

^a IEEE

^b Linearizer Technology Inc   (United States)

^c The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

MESFET amplifiers; Power amplifiers; Satellite communication; Switching amplifiers

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT SIMULATION; DRAIN CURRENT; MESFET DEVICES; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SILICON CARBIDE;

DRAIN PEAK VOLTAGE; SWITCHING AMPLIFIERS; VHF POWER AMPLIFIERS;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 34748832216     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2007.380207     Document Type: Conference Paper

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