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A 20 w gan hemt vhf/uhf class-d power amplifier

Lin et al., 2011

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7370845091562365213
Author
Lin S
Fathy A
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WAMICON 2011 Conference Proceedings

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A 50 to 550 MHz wideband gallium nitride (GaN) HEMT power amplifier with over 20 W output power and 63% drain efficiency has been successfully developed. The demonstrated wideband power amplifier utilizes two GaN HEMTs and operates in a push-pull voltage …
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