Millimeter-wave power amplifier integrated circuits for high dynamic range signals

H Wang, PM Asbeck, C Fager - IEEE Journal of Microwaves, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The next-generation 5G and beyond-5G wireless systems have stimulated a substantial
growth in research, development, and deployment of mm-Wave electronic systems and …

Pseudo-Doherty load-modulated balanced amplifier with wide bandwidth and extended power back-off range

Y Cao, K Chen - IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a novel architecture of load-modulated balanced amplifier (LMBA) with
a unique load-modulation characteristic different from any existing LMBAs and Doherty …

Continuous-mode hybrid asymmetrical load-modulated balanced amplifier with three-way modulation and multi-band reconfigurability

Y Cao, H Lyu, K Chen - … Transactions on Circuits and Systems I …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article introduces a novel high-order load modulation power amplifier (PA) architecture,
ie, continuous-mode hybrid asymmetric load modulated balanced amplifier (H-ALMBA). The …

Asymmetrical load modulated balanced amplifier with continuum of modulation ratio and dual-octave bandwidth

Y Cao, H Lyu, K Chen - IEEE Transactions on Microwave …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a new load-modulation power amplifier (PA) architecture—
asymmetrical load-modulated balanced amplifier (ALMBA). It is for the first time discovered …

Broadband RF-input continuous-mode load-modulated balanced power amplifier with input phase adjustment

J Pang, C Chu, Y Li, A Zhu - IEEE transactions on microwave …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents the theory and design methodology of broadband RF-input continuous-
mode load-modulated balanced power amplifier (CM-LMBA) by introducing the CM output …

Symmetrical load modulated balanced power amplifier with asymmetrical output coupling for load modulation continuum

P Saad, R Hou - IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a technique for load-modulated balanced amplifiers (LMBAs) to
achieve a continuum of load modulation (LM) ratio. This has been possible in prior arts …

A dual-band dual-output power amplifier for carrier aggregation

T Cappello, A Duh, TW Barton… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper demonstrates a high-efficiency dualband RF power amplifier (PA) for sub-6 GHz
5G carrier aggregation. The dual-band PA is tested with modulated signals generated by a …

Broadband active load-modulation power amplification using coupled-line baluns: A multifrequency role-exchange coupler Doherty amplifier architecture

NS Mannem, TY Huang, H Wang - IEEE Journal of Solid-State …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Broadband active load-modulation power amplifiers (PAs) are effective to enable
multistandard wireless communication systems with high dynamic-range wideband signals …

The orthogonal LMBA: A novel RFPA architecture with broadband reconfigurability

DJ Collins, R Quaglia, JR Powell… - IEEE Microwave and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A novel RF power amplifier (RFPA) architecture, the orthogonal load-modulated balanced
amplifier, or OLMBA, is described and demonstrated. Compared to the load-modulated …

Reconfigurable DPD based on ANNs for wideband load modulated balanced amplifiers under dynamic operation from 1.8 to 2.4 GHz

E Guillena, W Li, G Montoro, R Quaglia… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article proposes a methodology to ensure linear amplification of a load modulated
balanced amplifier (LMBA) while keeping the power efficiency as high as possible over a …