A highly-efficient RF polar transmitter using SiGe power amplifier and CMOS envelope-tracking amplifier for mobile WiMAX

Proceedings of 2011 International Symposium on VLSI Design, Automation and Test, VLSI-DAT 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 200-203

  Li, Yan ^a   Wu, Po Hsing ^a   Lopez, Jerry ^a   Wu, Ruili ^a   Lie, Donald Y C ^a   Chen, Kevin ^b   Wu, Stanley ^b   Yang, Tzu Yi ^b  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASCODE; DISCRETE COMPONENTS; LARGE-SIGNALS; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; MOBILE WIMAX; OUTPUT POWER; POLAR TRANSMITTER; POWER-ADDED EFFICIENCY; SI-BASED; SIGE BICMOS TECHNOLOGY; SIGE POWER AMPLIFIERS; SIMULATION AND MEASUREMENT; TX SYSTEM;

BICMOS TECHNOLOGY; DESIGN; POWER AMPLIFIERS; SILICON ALLOYS; TRANSMITTERS; WIMAX;

SEMICONDUCTING SILICON;

EID: 79959493271     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/VDAT.2011.5783610     Document Type: Conference Paper

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