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Prediction of power amplifier intermodulation distortion behavior

Christian Fager
Microwave Electronics Lab., Dept. of Microtechnology and Nanoscience, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Herbert Zirath
Microwave Electronics Lab., Dept. of Microtechnology and Nanoscience, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

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Published in: GigaHertz 2003. Proceedings from the Seventh Symposium

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 8:40, p.

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Published: 2003-11-06

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ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)

Abstract

This paper presents an analytical large signal intermodulation distortion (IMD) analysis which allows the origins of IMD in power amplifiers (PAs) to be understood; and the behavior in different classes of operation to be predicted versus input power. Two tone measurements on a 950 MHz RF CMOS PA in different classes of operation are used to illustrate typical behavior and demonstrate application of the method presented.

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