Envelope-tracking two-stage power amplifier with dual-mode supply modulator for LTE applications

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 543-552

  Kim, Jooseung ^a   Kim, Dongsu ^a   Cho, Yunsung ^a   Kang, Daehyun ^b   Park, Byungjoon ^a   Kim, Bumman ^a  

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

^b BROADCOM CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual mode; envelope tracking (ET); high power mode (HPM); linear amplifier; long term evolution (LTE); low power mode (LPM); power amplifier (PA); switching amplifier; two stage

Indexed keywords

DUAL MODES; ENVELOPE TRACKING; HIGH-POWER MODE (HPM); LINEAR AMPLIFIERS; LONG-TERM EVOLUTION; LOW-POWER MODE; SWITCHING AMPLIFIERS;

MICROWAVE DEVICES; POWER AMPLIFIERS;

MODULATORS;

EID: 84872914916     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2012.2225532     Document Type: Article

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