• DocumentCode
    2558178
  • Title

    Design Options for High Efficiency Linear Handset Power Amplifiers

  • Author

    Asbeck, P. ; Larson, L. ; Kimball, D. ; Pornpromlikit, S. ; Jeong, J.-H. ; Presti, C. ; Hung, T.P. ; Wang, F. ; Zhao, Y.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    19-21 Jan. 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    Design techniques for handset power amplifiers are discussed, with emphasis on high efficiency architectures and CMOS technology. Experimental results with prototype circuits including Doherty, envelope tracking, outphasing and digital polar modulation are presented. Future design challenges are also highlighted.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; power amplifiers; CMOS technology; digital polar modulation; envelope tracking; high efficiency linear handset power amplifiers; CMOS technology; High power amplifiers; Integrated circuit technology; Power amplifiers; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Stacking; Telephone sets; Transformers; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems, 2009. SiRF '09. IEEE Topical Meeting on
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3940-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2831-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SMIC.2009.4770542
  • Filename
    4770542