Title :
Large-signal S-parameters CAD technique applied to power amplifier design
Author :
Kerherve, Eric ; Hazouard, M. ; Courcelle, L. ; Jarry, P.
Author_Institution :
IXL Microelectron. Lab., Univ. Bordeaux, Talence, France
Abstract :
Power amplifier design requires careful attention. In accordance with this principle, this paper presents a new alternative synthesis method. For the first time, the real-frequency technique, coupled with a large-signal S-parameters approach, has been successfully applied to the design of S-band multi-stage power amplifier.
Keywords :
MMIC power amplifiers; S-parameters; UHF power amplifiers; circuit CAD; CAD technique; large-signal S-parameters; multi-stage power amplifier; power amplifier design; real-frequency technique; Active circuits; Broadband amplifiers; Design automation; Equalizers; Frequency synthesizers; Microwave theory and techniques; Network synthesis; Network topology; Power amplifiers; Scattering parameters;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2003. ISCAS '03. Proceedings of the 2003 International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7761-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2003.1205595
