A power efficient W-CDMA smart power amplifier with emitter area adjusted for output power levels

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages 1165-1168

  Kim, Ji Hoon ^a   Kim, Ki Young ^a   Choi, Yun Ho ^a   Park, Chul Soon ^a  

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

Author keywords

Bias control; HBT; MMIC; Smart power amplifier

Indexed keywords

BIAS CONTROL; POWER ADDED EFFICIENCY; POWER LEVELS; SMART POWER AMPLIFIERS;

ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; LOGIC DESIGN; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; POWER AMPLIFIERS; TRANSISTORS;

CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS;

EID: 4444359432     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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