High efficiency LDMOS current mode class-D power amplifier at 1 GHz

Proceedings of the 36th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 176-179

  Nemati, Hossein Mashad ^a   Fager, Christian ^a   Zirath, Herbert ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Current mode class D; LDMOS; Switching mode power amplifiers

Indexed keywords

MOS DEVICES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PRODUCT DESIGN; TRANSISTORS;

CURRENT MODE CLASS-D; SWITCHING MODE POWER AMPLIFIERS;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 41649122074     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EUMC.2006.281247     Document Type: Conference Paper

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