A Design Approach to Maximize the Efficiency <italic>vs.</italic> Linearity Trade-Off in Fixed and Modulated Load GaN Power Amplifiers

This paper proposes a design method to minimize the phase distortion (AM/PM) in gallium nitride (GaN) power amplifiers (PAs) without significantly worsening other key features such as efficiency, amplitude distortion, and gain. The design strategy consists in the adoption of a smart two-stage archit...

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Main Authors: Rocco Giofre, Paolo Colantonio, Franco Giannini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2018-01-01
Series:IEEE Access
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8294188/