Analysis and design of a Doherty-like RF-input load modulated balanced amplifier

PH Pednekar, W Hallberg, C Fager… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents an analysis and design technique for an RF-input load modulated
balanced amplifier (LMBA) with Doherty-like efficiency enhancement characteristics. The …

Multi-port active load pulling for mm-wave 5G power amplifiers: Bandwidth, back-off efficiency, and VSWR tolerance

CR Chappidi, T Sharma… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The opening of spectral bands in the millimeter-wave (mm-Wave) spectrum from 26 GHz
and extending up to the E-band poses new challenges to the power amplifier (PA) design for …

Not just a phase: Outphasing power amplifiers

T Barton - IEEE Microwave Magazine, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Performing RF amplification in a way that is simultaneously linear and efficient has long
been a challenge in power amplifier (PA) design. In short, single-transistor PAs can either be …

Microwave class-E power amplifiers: A brief review of essential concepts in high-frequency class-E PAs and related circuits

Z Popovic, JA Garcia - IEEE Microwave Magazine, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Since Nathan Sokal's invention of the class-E power amplifier (PA), the vast majority of class-
E results have been reported at kilohertz and millihertz frequencies, but the concept is …

Confounding effect of biologic maturation on sex differences in physical activity and sedentary behavior in adolescents

AMM Rodrigues, MJC e Silva… - Pediatric …, 2010 - journals.humankinetics.com
Sex differences in physical activity (PA) through pubertal maturation and the growth spurt
are often attributed to changing interests. The contribution of sex differences in biological …

A 28-GHz flip-chip packaged Chireix transmitter with on-antenna outphasing active load modulation

S Li, T Chi, JS Park, HT Nguyen… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a packaged 28-GHz Chireix outphasing transmitter (TX) for power
amplifier (PA) efficiency enhancement at both peak and back-off output power (PBO). The …

A generalized combiner synthesis technique for class-E outphasing transmitters

M Özen, M Van Der Heijden, M Acar… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a generic combiner design technique is developed for class-E outphasing
transmitters. The design procedure starts with calculation of the combiner network …

Theory and implementation of RF-input outphasing power amplification

TW Barton, DJ Perreault - IEEE Transactions on Microwave …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Conventional outphasing power amplifier systems require both a radio frequency (RF)
carrier input and a separate baseband input to synthesize a modulated RF output. This work …

New mixed-mode design methodology for high-efficiency outphasing chireix amplifiers

HC Chang, Y Hahn, P Roblin… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A new design methodology providing optimal mixed-mode operation for dual-input class-F
outphasing Chireix amplifiers is presented. The design starts with single-transistor class-F …

Supply-and load-modulated balanced amplifier for efficient broadband 5G base stations

T Cappello, P Pednekar, C Florian… - IEEE Transactions …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a broadband efficient power amplifier (PA) targeting sub-6-GHz 5G
base station applications. Due to the demanding requirements in both peak-to-average …