Shirvani / Wooley Design and Control of RF Power Amplifiers

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4757-3754-7
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 149 Seiten, eBook

Design and Control of RF Power Amplifiers investigates various architectures and concepts for the design and control of radio-frequency (RF) power amplifiers. This book covers merits and challenges of integrating RF power amplifiers in various technologies, and introduces a number of RF power amplifier performance metrics. It provides a thorough review of various power amplifier topologies, followed by a description of approaches and architectures for the control and linearization of these amplifiers. A novel parallel amplifier architecture introduced in this book offers a breakthrough solution to enhancing efficiency in systems using power control.
Design and Control of RF Power Amplifiers is a valuable resource for designers, researchers and students in the field of RF integrated circuit design. Detailed and thorough coverage of various concepts in RF power amplifier design makes this book an invaluable guide for both beginners and professionals.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shirvani, Alireza

Wooley, Bruce A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction.- 2 Design of RF Power Amplifiers in CMOS Technology.- 3 RF Power Amplifier Specifications.- 4 RF Power Amplifier Classifications.- 5 Lumped and Distributed Matching Networks.- 6 RF Power Amplifier Control and Linearization Techniques.- 7 A CMOS RF Power Amplifier with Parallel Amplification for Efficient Power Control.- 8 Conclusion.- Appendix A.