Power Amplifiers for the S-, C-, X- and Ku-bands An EDA Perspective [Paperback]

This book provides a detailed review of power amplifiers, including classes and topologies rarely covered in books, and supplies sufficient information to allow the reader to design an entire amplifier system, and not just the power amplification stage. A central aim is to furnish readers with ideas on how to simplify the design process for a preferred power amplifier stage by introducing software-based routines in a programming language of their choice. The book is in two parts, the first focusing on power amplifier theory and the second on EDA concepts. Readers will gain enough knowledge of RF and microwave transmission theory, principles of active and passive device design and manufacturing, and power amplifier design concepts to allow them to quickly create their own programs, which will help to accelerate the transceiver design process. All circuit designers facing the challenge of designing an RF or microwave power amplifier for frequencies from 2 to 18 GHz will find this book to be a valuable asset.Introduction.- Review of Telecommunication Aspects for PowerAmplifier Design.- Continuous-Mode Power Amplifiers.- Switch-mode Power Amplifiers.- Passives for Power Amplifiers.- Impedance Matching.- Intelligent Automated Design Ideas for InductorSynthesis.- Full Power Amplifier System Design.- Practical Considerations of Integrated andDiscrete Power Amplifier Solutions.- Future Directions and Final Remarks.

Mladen Bo~ani, SMIEE, obtained his B. Eng. (withdistinction), B. Eng. (Hons) (with distinction) and Ph.D. degrees in ElectronicEngineering from the University of Pretoria (UP) in 2006, 2008 and 2011respectively. In 2008, he joined Azoteq, a fabless IC design companyoriginating in South Africa with where he has been responsible for thesilicon-level design, simulation characterization design for testability (DFT)of various analog, RF, digital and mixed-mode circuits. While actl;