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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 tobe a valuable asset.
List of contents
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.
About the author
Mladen Božanić, SMIEE, obtained his B. Eng. (with
distinction), B. Eng. (Hons) (with distinction) and Ph.D. degrees in Electronic
Engineering from the University of Pretoria (UP) in 2006, 2008 and 2011
respectively. In 2008, he joined Azoteq, a fabless IC design company
originating in South Africa with where he has been responsible for the
silicon-level design, simulation characterization design for testability (DFT)
of various analog, RF, digital and mixed-mode circuits. While actively working
in the industry, he also participates in research activities, currently with
the University of Johannesburg (UJ) where he is serving as a Senior Research
Fellow. Since 2011, Dr. Božanić has been fulfilling a role of a Specialist
Editor of South African Institute of Electrical Engineers
(SAIEE). He is a recipient of SAMES Award and CEFIM Fellowship Award, and an
author or co-author of over 10 peer-reviewed journal and conference articles, one
book chapter and one book.
Saurabh Sinha, SMIEEE, FSAIEE, FSAAE, obtained his B.Eng., M.Eng., and
Ph.D. degrees in Electronic Engineering from the University of Pretoria (UP),
South Africa. He achieved both his B.Eng. and M.Eng. with distinction. As a
published researcher, he has authored or co-authored over 85 publications in
peer-reviewed journals and at international conferences. In addition, he is the
managing editor of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE)
Africa Research Journal. Prof. Sinha served the
UP for over a decade, his last service being as Director of the Carl and Emily
Fuchs Institute for Microelectronics, Department of Electrical, Electronic and
Computer Engineering. On 1 October 2013, Prof. Sinha was appointed as Executive Dean of the
Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (FEBE) at the University of
Johannesburg (UJ). Prof. Saurabh Sinha is the
2014-2015 Vice-President, IEEE Educational Activities and serves on the IEEE
Board of Directors.
Summary
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 tobe a valuable asset.
