A 1 GHz frequency-controlled class E2 DC/DC converter for efficiently handling wideband signal envelopes

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Garcia J A ^a   Marante, R ^a   Ruiz, M N ^a   Hernandez G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Class E; DC DC power converter; Envelope modulation; GaN HEMTs; Radio transmitters; UHF circuits

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE EFFICIENCIES; CLASS E; DC/DC POWER CONVERTERS; GAN HEMTS; MULTISINE SIGNALS; PEAK TO AVERAGE POWER RATIO; UHF CIRCUITS; WIDEBAND WIRELESS;

CIRCUIT OSCILLATIONS; DC-DC CONVERTERS; EFFICIENCY; GALLIUM NITRIDE; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS; MODULATION; RADIO TRANSMITTERS;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 84893261959     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697663     Document Type: Conference Paper

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