• DocumentCode
    3136960
  • Title

    Improving Chireix Combiner Efficiency using Mems Switches

  • Author

    El-Asmar, M. ; Kouki, A.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Ecole de Technol. Superieure, Montreal, Que.
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    38838
  • Firstpage
    2310
  • Lastpage
    2313
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we present one more efficient LINC-outphasing power amplifier using a new model of Chireix combining system. In this model we use high response time MEMS (micro electro mechanical system) switches to connect and disconnect two different stubs at the input of the Chireix combiner. This exchange of two stubs is occurred at a fixed level of the phase between the two input signals in order to improve the overall efficiency of the Chireix power amplifier. ADS simulation is used to study and validate all cases of the improved efficiency
  • Keywords
    microswitches; power amplifiers; power combiners; ADS simulation; Chireix combining system; LINC-outphasing power amplifier; MEMS switch; linear amplification; nonlinear components; Circuit topology; High power amplifiers; Linearity; Micromechanical devices; Microswitches; Phase modulation; Power amplifiers; Power system modeling; RF signals; Switches; Chireix combiner; LINC; MEMS; efficiency; stub; switch;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2006. CCECE '06. Canadian Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Ottawa, Ont.
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0038-4
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1-4244-0038-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CCECE.2006.277730
  • Filename
    4054695