Design of a current mode class-D RF amplifier using load pull techniques

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1521-1524

  Schuberth, Christian ^a   Singerl, Peter ^b   Arthaber, Holger ^a   Gadringer, Michael ^a   Magerl, Gottfried ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Current mode class D amplifier; High efficiency; LDMOS; Microwave measurements; Microwave power amplifiers; Switching amplifiers

Indexed keywords

CLASS D AMPLIFIER; CURRENT MODE; HIGH EFFICIENCY; LDMOS; MICROWAVE POWER AMPLIFIER; SWITCHING AMPLIFIERS;

AUDIO SYSTEMS; INSULATING MATERIALS; MESFET DEVICES; MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS; MICROWAVE GENERATION; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVE POWER TRANSMISSION; POWER AMPLIFIERS;

MOS DEVICES;

EID: 77950130814     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2009.5165998     Document Type: Conference Paper

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