C-band power amplifier design based on low-frequency waveform engineering

In this work, the design of a C-band class-AB power amplifier based on the waveform engineering approach is presented. The design leverages the low-frequency characterization of the transistor to obtain the prediction of its optimum operating condition. An exhaustive validation of the realized amplifier fully validates the proposed design technique.

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