Linearization and Efficiency Enhancement Techniques for Silicon Power Amplifiers: From RF to mmW

Linearization and efficiency improvements in power amplifiers are hot, yet complex topics in RF amplifier design; this book will provide an overview of current efficiency enhancement and linearization techniques for silicon power amplifier designs. It examines the latest state of the art technologies and design techniques to address challenges for RF cellular mobile, base stations, and RF and mmW WLAN applications. It includes material on current silicon (CMOS, SiGe) RF and mmW power amplifier designs, focusing on advantages and disadvantages compared with traditional GaAs implementations. With this book you will learn:o The principles of linearization and efficiency improvement techniqueso The design flow for RF and/or mmW power amplifiers using these techniqueso Architectures and techniques allowing the optimum design of multimode Si RF and mmW power amplifierso How to make designs more efficient by employing new design techniques such as linearization and efficiency improvemento Layout considerationso Examples of schematic, layout, simulation and measurement results. . Addresses the problems of high power generation, faithful construction of non-constant envelope constellations, and efficient and well control power radiation from integrated silicon chips. Demonstrates how silicon technology can solve problems and trade-offs of power amplifier design, including price, size, complexity and efficiency. Written and edited by the top contributors to the field INDICE: Holistic Approaches for Power Generation Linearization, and Radiation in CMOS Linearization Techniques for Base Station Power Amplifiers Solutions for RF circuits Silicon Based Cellular RF Front End Modules RF Silicon PA, how to aim the linearity/ power/ efficiency tradeoff Cartesian Feedback with digital enhancement for CMOS RF transmitter Transmitter Linearity and Energy Efficiency mmW Doherty Reliable Power Amplifier Efficiency Enhancement for THz Power Amplifier

• ISBN: 978-0-12-418678-1
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 375
• Fecha Publicación: 13/10/2014
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés