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Electronically reconfigurable wideband high-power amplifier architecture for modern RF systems (LMBA)

Shepphard, 2018

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2105910802223869287
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Shepphard D
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As mobile communications and other microwave systems continue to evolve designers and system architects are pushing for ever increasing bandwidth as multiple RF systems are increasingly sharing a common front-end amplifier to save space and reduce routing …
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