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Design of a current mode class-D RF amplifier using load pull techniques

Schuberth et al., 2009

Document ID
7291593108820820240
Author
Schuberth C
Singerl P
Arthaber H
Gadringer M
Magerl G
Publication year
Publication venue
2009 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

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This work presents the design of a current mode class-D (CMCD) amplifier using a measurement based approach. Because the CMCD amplifier is in fact a push-pull version of the inverted class-F amplifier the optimum load impedances for an inverted class-F single …
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