Envelope amplifier with multiple-linear regulator for envelope tracking power amplifier

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3951-3960

  Kim, Joon Hyung ^a   Son, Hyuk Su ^a   Kim, Woo Young ^a   Park, Chul Soon ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Envelope amplifier (EA); envelope tracking (ET); gallium nitride (GaN); power amplifier (PA)

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE OUTPUT POWER; ENVELOPE AMPLIFIERS; ENVELOPE TRACKING; ENVELOPE TRACKING POWER AMPLIFIERS; GALLIUM-NITRIDE (GAN); INSTANTANEOUS ENVELOPE; MULTIPLE SUPPLY VOLTAGES; PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY;

GALLIUM NITRIDE; POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84887996279     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2013.2281960     Document Type: Article

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