The Doherty power amplifier: Review of recent solutions and trends

V Camarchia, M Pirola, R Quaglia, S Jee… - IEEE Transactions …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, an extensive review of the most up-to-date papers on microwave Doherty
power amplifiers is presented. The main applications are discussed, together with the …

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 …

A load modulated balanced amplifier for telecom applications

R Quaglia, S Cripps - IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the design and characterization of a load modulated balanced amplifier
for telecom base station applications adopting a novel mode of operation. The theory of …

A broadband Doherty power amplifier based on continuous-mode technology

X Chen, W Chen, FM Ghannouchi… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a novel broadband Doherty power amplifier based on the continuous-mode
technique (C-DPA) is proposed. The amplifier is focused on manipulating harmonic …

RF-input load modulated balanced amplifier with octave bandwidth

PH Pednekar, E Berry, TW Barton - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents an octave-bandwidth load modulated balanced amplifier (LMBA) that
operates directly on a single modulated RF input. The architecture is based on the recently …

A broadband high-efficiency Doherty power amplifier with integrated compensating reactance

J Xia, M Yang, Y Guo, A Zhu - IEEE Transactions on Microwave …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a high-efficiency gallium nitride Doherty power amplifier (DPA) using an
integrated compensating reactance (CR) for broadband operation. With an additional …

Design of an 87% fractional bandwidth Doherty power amplifier supported by a simplified bandwidth estimation method

JJM Rubio, V Camarchia, M Pirola… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a novel technique for the design of broadband Doherty power amplifiers
(DPAs), supported by a simplified approach for the initial bandwidth estimation that requires …

Breaking the bandwidth limit: A review of broadband Doherty power amplifier design for 5G

G Nikandish, RB Staszewski… - IEEE Microwave …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The next generation wireless network, 5G, is expected to provide ubiquitous connections to
billions of devices as well as to unlock many new services through multigigabit-per-second …

Doherty's legacy: a history of the Doherty power amplifier from 1936 to the present day

R Pengelly, C Fager, M Ozen - IEEE Microwave Magazine, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Eighty years ago, William Doherty invented a PA architecture that has played-and will
continue to play-an important role in the development of energy-efficient radio transmitters …

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 …