Title
Linearizing CMOS Switching Power Amplifiers Using Supply Regulators
Abstract
In high-speed communications systems, the power amplifier (PA) is the dominant source of power consumption from the battery and, thus, one of the main limitations in increased mobility. Switching PAs are more efficient than their linear counterparts and, thus, demand less power from the battery; however, they do not have sensitivity to the amplitude variations seen in nonconstant-envelope modulation. This brief discusses supply modulation, a technique that enables use of switching PAs for improved power efficiency, by providing a means of linearizing the PA.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1109/TCSII.2010.2049924
Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, IEEE Transactions
Keywords
Field
DocType
CMOS analogue integrated circuits,power amplifiers,CMOS switching power amplifier linearization,high-speed communications systems,nonconstant-envelope modulation,power consumption,power efficiency,supply regulators,CMOS,linearization,power amplifier (PA),supply modulation,switching amplifier
Electrical efficiency,Control theory,Pulse-width modulation,Electronic engineering,CMOS,Amplitude modulation,Frequency modulation,Mathematics,Switched-mode power supply,Electricity generation,Amplifier
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
57
7
1549-7747
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
6
0.67
7
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jeffrey S. Walling116319.89
David J. Allstot216058.31