A 1.9-GHz CMOS power amplifier using an interdigitated transmission line transformer

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3162-3166

  Park, Changkun ^a   Baek, Sang Hyun ^a   Ku, Bon Hyun ^a   Hong, Songcheol ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Class D; Class E; CMOS power amplifier; Interdigitated transformer; Polar transmitter; Transmission line

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; POWER AMPLIFIERS; TRANSMITTERS;

CMOS POWER AMPLIFIER; DRAIN EFFICIENCY; INTERDIGITATED TRANSFORMERS; POLAR TRANSMITTERS;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 36148932150     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.22957     Document Type: Article

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