A compact high-efficiency CMOS power amplifier with built-in linearizer

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 587-589

  Huang, Chien Chang ^a   Lin, Wu Chieh ^a  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CMOS; Linearization; Nonlinear distortion; Power amplifier

Indexed keywords

CASCODE CONFIGURATION; CHIP SIZES; CMOS; CMOS DEVICES; CMOS POWER AMPLIFIERS; DIGITAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HIGH-POWER OPERATION; HOT CARRIER EFFECT; LINEARIZERS; M-TECHNOLOGIES; POWER-ADDED-EFFICIENCY; SATURATED OUTPUT POWER; THIRD ORDER; VOLTAGE PROBLEMS;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; DISTORTION (WAVES); LINEARIZATION; NONLINEAR DISTORTION;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 70249137179     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2009.2027093     Document Type: Article

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