Compact Load-coupling network for microwave current mode class-d power amplifiers

Proceedings of the International Semiconductor Conference, CAS

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 233-236

  Aflaki, Pouya ^a   Negra, Renato ^a   Ghannouchi, Fadhel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GALLIUM NITRIDE; OPTICAL DESIGN; POWDERS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

CLASS-D; COUPLING NETWORKS; CURRENT MODES; DRAIN EFFICIENCY; GAN-HEMT; HIGHER HARMONICS; HIGHLY EFFICIENT; LOAD COUPLING; OUTPUT POWERS; POWER AMPLIFIER (PA); POWER DEVICES; POWER GAINS;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 48549100826     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SMICND.2007.4519689     Document Type: Conference Paper

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