Browsing Electrical and Computer Engineering by Subject "Power Amplifier"
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A 39GHz Balanced Power Amplifier with Enhanced Linearity in 45 nm SOI CMOS
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-20)With the high data rate communication systems that come with fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks, the shift of operation to millimeter-wave frequency becomes inevitable. The expected data rate in 5G is significantly ... -
Complexity Reduced Behavioral Models for Radio Frequency Power Amplifiers’ Modeling and Linearization
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-01)Radio frequency (RF) communications are limited to a number of frequency bands scattered over the radio spectrum. Applications over such bands increasingly require more versatile, data extensive wireless communications ... -
Design of High Efficiency Broadband Adjusted Class AB Power Amplifier
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-12)This thesis starts with a discussion of different classes of operation of power amplifiers (PAs). Comparing advantages and disadvantages of these classes, class AB is chosen as the best initial candidate for the design of ... -
Digital Predistortion of Millimeter-Wave Phased Antenna Arrays
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-07)The cost of deployment of reliable, high-throughput, fifth-generation (5G) millimeter-wave (mm-wave) base stations will depend significantly on the maximum equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) that the base ... -
Digital Radio Encoding and Power Amplifier Design for Multimode and Multiband Wireless Communications
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-25)The evolution of wireless technology has necessitated the support of multiple communication standards by mobile devices. At present, multiple chipsets/radios operating at predefined sets of modulation schemes, frequency ... -
High Efficiency CMOS Power Amplifiers for Drain Modulation Based RF Transmitters
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-27)The rapid evolution of wireless communication technologies increased the need for handheld devices that can support dissimilar standards or better user mobility and more battery life. Traditional radio architectures fail ... -
High Efficiency Two-Stage GaN Power Amplifier with Improved Linearity
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-23)The trade-off between linearity and efficiency is the key limiting factor to wideband power amplifier design. Current wireless research focuses much of its effort on building power amplifiers with the two aforementioned ... -
Investigation of Time Domain Modulation and Switching-Mode Power Amplifiers Suitable for Digitally-Assisted Transmitters
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-22)Innovation in wireless communication has resulted in accelerating demand for smartphones using multiple communications protocols such as WiFi, Bluetooth and the many cellular standards deployed around the world. The variety ...