High-efficiency input and output harmonically engineered power amplifiers

T Sharma, ER Srinidhi, R Darraji… - IEEE Transactions …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents an in-depth, systematic study of the impact of input and output
harmonics in the design of high-efficiency power amplifiers (PAs). The study evaluates the …

A design technique for concurrent dual-band harmonic tuned power amplifier

P Colantonio, F Giannini, R Giofre… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a novel technique to design concurrent dual-band high-efficiency harmonic
tuned (HT) power amplifiers (PAs) is presented. The proposed approach is based on a …

A C-band high-efficiency second-harmonic-tuned hybrid power amplifier in GaN technology

P Colantonio, F Giannini, R Giofre… - IEEE Transactions …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, the design, fabrication, and test of high-efficiency, high-power C-band
harmonic-tuned power amplifiers in GaN technology is reported. The amplifier has been …

High-efficiency power amplifier design including input harmonic termination

S Gao, P Butterworth, S Ooi… - IEEE Microwave and …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter presents the design of a high-efficiency Class-F power amplifier in
pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor technology using a novel load-pull/source …

A load–pull characterization technique accounting for harmonic tuning

V Vadalà, A Raffo, S Di Falco, G Bosi… - IEEE Transactions …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A novel methodology for the characterization of the nonlinear dynamic behavior of electron
devices (EDs) is presented. It is based on a complete and accurate ED characterization that …

Waveform engineering: State‐of‐the‐art and future trends

A Raffo, V Vadala, G Bosi, F Trevisan… - … Journal of RF and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The term waveform engineering denotes all those circuit design techniques that are based
on shaping the transistor voltage and current waveforms. From a general perspective, these …

Characterization of GaN HEMT low-frequency dispersion through a multiharmonic measurement system

A Raffo, S Di Falco, V Vadala… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, the experimental characterization of low-frequency dispersion (ie, long-term
memory effects) affecting microwave GaN HEMTs is carried out by adopting a new nonlinear …

A C-Band High-Efficiency Power Amplifier MMIC With Second-Harmonic Control in 0.25 μm GaN HEMT Technology

H Xie, YJ Cheng, YR Ding, L Wang… - IEEE Microwave and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter presents a-band high-efficiency fully integrated high-power amplifier (HPA)
monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) in 0.25 gallium nitride (GaN) high electron …

GaN-based wide-band high-efficiency power amplifier with multi harmonic resonance

M Zaid, A Pampori, MS Nazir, YS Chauhan - Microelectronics Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper introduces a novel multi-harmonic resonance approach in designing a single-
ended parallel-circuit class–E/F 3 power amplifier (PA). At its core, this innovative design …

Harmonic load-pull techniques: An overview of modern systems

A Ferrero, M Pirola - IEEE Microwave Magazine, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The characterization of microwave devices under nonlinear conditions is fundamental for
device technology development, to improve device large signal model accuracy and …