A 2.6-GHz fully integrated cmos power amplifier using power-combining transformer

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 299-302

  Chiou, Hwann Kaeo ^a   Liao, Hsien Yuan ^a   Chen, Chien Chung ^a   Wang, Shih Ming ^b   Chen, Cheng Chung ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CMOS; Fully integrated; Power amplifier; Power combining; Transformer

Indexed keywords

CMOS POWER AMPLIFIERS; EXTERNAL COMPONENTS; FULLY INTEGRATED; FULLY-INTEGRATED POWER AMPLIFIERS; MATCHING NETWORKS; MAXIMUM OUTPUT POWER; MEASURED RESULTS; ON-CHIP TRANSFORMER; OPTIMUM LOADS; OUTPUT POWER; POWER CELLS; POWER COMBINING; POWER GAINS; POWER-ADDED EFFICIENCY; RF-CMOS; SUPPLY VOLTAGES;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 73349138252     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.24910     Document Type: Article

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