A multimode/multiband power amplifier with a boosted supply modulator

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2598-2608

  Kang, Daehyun ^a   Kim, Dongsu ^a   Choi, Jinsung ^b   Kim, Jooseung ^a   Cho, Yunsung ^a   Kim, Bumman ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Efficient; enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE); envelope tracking (ET); handset; heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBT); linear; long term evolution (LTE); monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC); power amplifier (PA); supply modulator; wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA)

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENT; ENHANCED DATA RATES FOR GSM EVOLUTIONS; ENVELOPE TRACKING; HANDSET; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS (HBT); LINEAR; LONG-TERM EVOLUTION; SUPPLY MODULATOR; WIDEBAND CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS;

BICMOS TECHNOLOGY; BIOLOGY; BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS; CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT TRACKING; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; MODULATORS; POWER AMPLIFIERS; TELEPHONE SETS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 77957997340     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2010.2063851     Document Type: Article

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