Title :
A Novel Technique for-the Design of High Efficiency Power Amplifiers
Author :
Imbornone, J ; Pantoja, R ; Bosch, W
Author_Institution :
M/A-COM IC Design Center, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Abstract :
A novel technique for the design of highly efficient power amplifiers based on an understanding of large signal device behavior has been developed. This is intrinsically a linear circuit analysis procedure employing the concept of conversion matrices. This technique represents a numerically efficient method of analyzing design trade-offs in topology and element values. An extremely small (18mm2) amplifier was designed using this technique and yielded 62% PAE at 1.5 W output power.
Keywords :
Circuit analysis; Circuit topology; High power amplifiers; Linear circuits; Power amplifiers; Power dissipation; Power generation; Research and development; Signal design; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 1994. 24th European
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.1994.337369
