A Miniaturized Power Combiner for Multiband Outphasing LINC Transmitters

被引:2
作者
Amiri, Omid Talebi [1 ]
Koukab, Adil [1 ]
机构
[1] Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Dept Elect Engn, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
关键词
Linearization techniques; outphasing; power amplifiers; radio frequency integrated circuits; transmission lines; ADAPTIVE DIGITAL PREDISTORTION; MATCHING NETWORK; 65-NM CMOS; NM CMOS; AMPLIFIER; EFFICIENCY; MODULATION; SYSTEMS; 2.4-GHZ;
D O I
10.1109/JESTPE.2014.2316319
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A new design approach for compact multiband transmitters, using a miniaturized outphasing power combiner is proposed. The technique is applied to design a dual-band (0.9/1.8 GHz) outphasing power amplifier with a fully integrated power combiner in 90-nm CMOS technology. Power losses in the combiner are minimized using high-Q slab inductors. The measured maximum output powers at 0.9 and 1.8 GHz are 24.3 and 22.7 dBm with maximum efficiencies of 51% and 34%, respectively.
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页码:406 / 414
页数:9
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