Highly efficient class E SiGe power amplifier design for wireless sensor network applications

Proceedings of the IEEE Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuits and Technology Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 160-163

  Lie, Donald Y C ^a   Lopez, J ^b   Rowland, J F ^c  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b Dynamic Research Corporation DRC   (United States)

^c Naval Command   (United States)

Author keywords

Breakdown voltage; Class E; High efficiency; Power added efficiency (PAE); Radio frequency (RF); SiGe power amplifier (PA); Switch mode PA; System on a chip (SoC); Wireless sensor network

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA SIZE; OPTIMAL DEVICES; SENSOR VOLUMES;

ELECTRIC BATTERIES; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 39049083841     PISSN: 10889299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/BIPOL.2007.4351859     Document Type: Conference Paper

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