ARTICLES

Effects of AM/AM and AM/PM Distortion on Spectral Regrowth in 3GPP W-CDMA BS Power Amplification

The effects of amplitude and phase nonlinearities in a power amplifier, which lead to spectral regrowth, are examined in the context of a 3GPP W-CDMA forward link (base station) environment. Behavioral modeling and simulation techniques are applied fir...
The transmitter unit, contained in base stations for third generation cellular systems, requires a linear power amplifier to preserve signal integrity when amplifying composite signals associated with multiple channels. While the power amplifier must meet a number of requirements to be system level compliant, the design process generally emphasizes...
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Applying Switched Gain Stage Concepts to Improve Efficiency and Linearity for Mobile CDMA Power Amplification

Improvements obtained using a switched gain stage power amplifier where the second stage is bypassed at lower output power levels
TECHNICAL FEATURE Applying Switched Gain Stage Concepts to Improve Efficiency and Linearity for Mobile CDMA Power Amplification Efficiency and linearity of the power amplifier contained in second-generation (2G) CDMA cellular mobile radios are critical parameters. Further system application of power control where the mobile unit transmits output power levels...
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