A 2.4 GHz GaAs-HBT class-E MMIC amplifier with 65% PAE

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1087-1090

  Meliani, C ^a   Rudolph, M ^a   Kurpas, P ^a   Schmidt, L ^b   Rheinfelder, C N ^b   Heinrich, W ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FÜR HÖCHSTFREQUENZTECHNIK   (Germany)

^b Ubidyne   (Germany)

Author keywords

Class E; GaAs; HBT; PAE; Power amplifier

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT SIMULATION; GAIN MEASUREMENT; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

SWITCH MODE OPERATIONS; SWITCH MODES;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 34748854949     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2007.380282     Document Type: Conference Paper

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