• DocumentCode
    2595516
  • Title

    Efficient LDMOS device operation for envelope tracking amplifiers through second harmonic manipulation

  • Author

    Alavi, Morteza S. ; van Rijs, F. ; Marchetti, Mirco ; Squillante, M. ; Zhang, Tianzhu ; Theeuwen, S.J. ; Volokhine, Y. ; Jos, R.H. ; van der Heijden, Mark P. ; Acar, Mustafa ; de Vreede, L.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    5-10 June 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given, as follows. In this work efficient LDMOS device operation for envelope tracking amplifier systems is discussed. We introduce a “hybrid” combination of class- J* and class-B device operation, which yields improved efficiency at low supply voltages in power back-off, while avoiding device breakdown when operating at high supply voltages. Using these techniques with a Gen7 NXP 2W LDMOS device in a load-pull test bench, more than 63% drain efficiency over a 10dB power back-off range is achieved at 2.14GHz.
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT), 2011 IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-754-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0149-645X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.2011.5973381
  • Filename
    5973381