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Power Amplifiers and Transmitters for Next Generation Mobile Handsets

  • Choi, Jin-Sung (Electronic and Electrical Engineering Department, Pohang University of Science and Technology(POSTECH)) ;
  • Kang, Dae-Hyun (Electronic and Electrical Engineering Department, Pohang University of Science and Technology(POSTECH)) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Su (Electronic and Electrical Engineering Department, Pohang University of Science and Technology(POSTECH)) ;
  • Park, Jung-Min (Electronic and Electrical Engineering Department, Pohang University of Science and Technology(POSTECH)) ;
  • Jin, Bo-Shi (Electronic and Electrical Engineering Department, Pohang University of Science and Technology(POSTECH)) ;
  • Kim, Bum-Man (Electronic and Electrical Engineering Department, Pohang University of Science and Technology(POSTECH))
  • Received : 2009.08.01
  • Published : 2009.12.30
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Abstract

As a wireless handset deals with multiple application standards concurrently, RF transmitters and power amplifiers are required to be more power efficient and reconfigurable. In this paper, we review the recent advances in the design of the power amplifiers and transmitters. Then, the systematic design approaches to improve the performance with the digital baseband signal processing are introduced for the next generation mobile handset.

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