Modeling and design methodology of high-efficiency class-F and class-class-F-1 power amplifiers

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 153-165

  Kim, Joon Hyung ^a   Jo, Gweon Do ^a   Oh, Jung Hoon ^a   Kim, Young Hoon ^a   Lee, Kwang Chun ^a   Jung, Jae Ho ^a  

^a Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Class F power amplifier (PA); inverse Class F PA; nonlinear capacitance; on resistance

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE ANALYSIS; AMPLIFIER DESIGNS; CLASS-F; CLASS-F POWER AMPLIFIER (PA); CURRENT WAVEFORMS; DESIGN METHODOLOGY; DRAIN EFFICIENCY; HIGH EFFICIENCY; INVERSE CLASS F; KNEE VOLTAGE; MEASURED RESULTS; NONLINEAR CAPACITANCE; ON-RESISTANCE; OPERATIONAL FREQUENCY; OPTIMUM LOADS; OUTPUT POWER; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS; POWER GAINS; SATURATED OUTPUT; VOLTAGE WAVEFORMS;

CAPACITANCE; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; MOS DEVICES; POWER AMPLIFIERS;

NONLINEAR ANALYSIS;

EID: 78651322038     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2010.2090167     Document Type: Article

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