A highly efficient 7 to 14 GHz monolithic class-E power amplifier

Microwave Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 146-152

  Tayrani, R ^a  

^a RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND MONOLITHIC; LOAD TOPOLOGY; POWER-ADDED EFFICIENCY (PAE);

BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS; ELECTRIC LOADS; FREQUENCY BANDS; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; TOPOLOGY;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 35648969670     PISSN: 01926225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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