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Multimode 2.4 GHz CMOS power amplifier with gain control for efficiency enhancement at power backoff

Santos et al., 2015

Document ID
2466667173018947781
Author
Santos E
Leite B
Mariano A
Publication year
Publication venue
2015 IEEE 6th Latin American Symposium on Circuits & Systems (LASCAS)

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In this paper, a power amplifier (PA) with gain control is presented for 2.4 GHz applications. The power gain can be digitally controlled in six steps by the combination of three bits. This technique was used to control power gain and to achieve an improvement in efficiency at …
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