Wideband Class B Power Amplifier Topologies

Wireless communication has encountered a tremendous growth over the past few decades. The increased plurality in communication standards, characterized by the use of different operating frequencies and data rates, has translated into very tough specifications for the broadcasting base station power amplifier, in terms of efficiency, bandwidth...

A base station system study for LTE, UMTS and GSM/EDGE

Communication systems evolve day after day at a very fast pace. People not only have high expectations in regard of the conversation quality, but they also need more data download speeds and better coverage. The industry tries to come and fill in this expectation by developing state-of-the art systems that are cost-effective and that ensure good...

A 60W Compact Highly Efficient Wideband Class-E Power Amplifier

With the rapid growth of wireless communication systems, there is more and more demand for radio frequency power amplifiers (RFPAs) in base stations to be power-efficient so as to reduce the cooling and electrical power cost. Besides the efficient requirement, wide-band working frequency and compact PCB size are also attractive for cutting more...

Highly Linear LNA Design for Base Station Applications

As the first stage of the amplifier chain aiming for the base station applications, a highly linear low noise amplifier (LNA) dictates very high performance for optimum coverage with a best signal quality. In today’s commercial market, the GaAs enhancement-mode pHEMT based LNA is dominant. However, a SiGe-based LNA, due to its high integration,...

Highly linear LNA design for base station applications

As the first stage of the amplifier chain aiming for the base station applications, a highly linear low noise amplifier (LNA) dictates very high performance for optimum coverage with a best signal quality. In today’s commercial market, the GaAs enhancement-mode pHEMT based LNA is dominant. However, a SiGe-based LNA, due to its high integration,...

Design Study on the Switched and Linear Operation of Broadband CMOS Class-E Power Amplifiers

This research work aims to gain understanding of the power amplifier (PA) operating as a linear PA under low power drive conditions and as a switch-mode PA in high power drive conditions both with the same Class-E load. Two approaches were taken here. Firstly, an analytical approach was developed to investigate the switching operation of...

Wideband Hybrid-Class Power Amplifier for Base Station Applications Using LDMOS with Envelope Tracking System

Conventional RF power amplifiers are normally designed for peak efficiency at maximum output power. However, for WCDMA application, the power amplifier often operates at 6-8 dB power back-off. Consequently, when the power is backed-off from its peak point, the efficiency of conventional power amplifier drops sharply. The envelope elimination and...

Signal Up-conversion for Integrated Radar Systems

Frequency up-conversion is an integral part of the (sub)mm wave integrated radar system that is currently developed at the TUDelft in the context of the MEMPIS program. The proposed up-converter IC allows the necessary signal modulation for the radar to be generated at a relative low frequency, after up-conversion to W-band takes place. In our...

Super-regenerative Receiver for UWB-FM

UWB-FM is a low-complexity ultra-wideband (UWB) communication system designed for short-range, low- and medium-data-rate wireless applications such as the personal area network (PAN). These applications often require simple, integrated receivers with low power consumption. Most of previous work utilized delay-line demodulators for UWB-FM...

Chireix's / LINC Power Amplifier for Base Station Applications Using GaN Devices with Load Compensation

New generations wireless communication systems require linear efficient RF power amplifiers for higher data transmission rates. However, conventional RF power amplifiers are normally designed for peak efficiency under maximum output power condition. Consequently, when the power is backed-off from its maximum point, the amplifier efficiency drops...