A dual-mode power amplifier with on-chip switch bias control circuits for lte handsets

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 857-861

  Kim, Bobae ^a   Kwak, Cholho ^b   Lee, Jongsoo ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Prewell Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bias control circuit; BiFET; Device switching technique; Dual mode power amplifier (PA); Switch gate bias

Indexed keywords

BIAS VOLTAGE; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; POWER AMPLIFIERS; TELEPHONE SETS; TIMING CIRCUITS;

BIAS CONTROL; BIFET; DUAL MODES; GATE BIAS; SWITCHING TECHNIQUES;

LONG TERM EVOLUTION (LTE);

EID: 83655184651     PISSN: 15497747     EISSN: 15583791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCSII.2011.2172528     Document Type: Article

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