Title :
An Input Driver Circuit for Class F Power Amplifier
Author :
Zhe, Huang Min ; Abu Khari Bin A´ain ; Kordesch, Albert Victor
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. Eng., Univ. Teknologi Malaysia, Johor
Abstract :
An input driver circuit for driving a cascode stage class F RF power amplifier in deep submicron CMOS technology is proposed. The input driver circuit will deliver an improvement to the RF power amplifier´s efficiency by reducing drain current distortion and provide better breakdown voltage protection for the transistor. The proposed input driver and class F power amplifier are designed using Silterra RF CMOS 0.18mum technology and simulated using Hspice
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; SPICE; power amplifiers; radiofrequency amplifiers; 0.18 micron; Hspice; RF power amplifier; Silterra RF CMOS technology; breakdown voltage protection; class F power amplifier; drain current distortion; input driver circuit; transistor; Breakdown voltage; CMOS technology; Driver circuits; Harmonic distortion; High power amplifiers; Power amplifiers; Power harmonic filters; Power system harmonics; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; CMOS; Class F; Driver; Power Amplifier; RF;
Conference_Titel :
RF and Microwave Conference, 2006. RFM 2006. International
Conference_Location :
Putra Jaya
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9745-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9745-2
DOI :
10.1109/RFM.2006.331059
