The Load-Pull Method of RF and Microwave Power Amplifier Design

"The book is intended for readers with an existing base of knowledge regarding the wireless power amplifier (PA), a key semiconductor component used in all wireless communication products. The PA influences battery-life, talk-time, cost, and size of wireless communication devices. The author presents a complete pedagogical design methodology for wireless PA design, from specification stage, to transistor selection, to final circuit design. An electrical engineer, having read the book, will be able to start with key specifications and end with a functioning wireless PA design to meet those specifications. This book fills an unmet need in the technical literature by describing a general, powerful, accessible method that spans multiple technology disciplines, including base-station, hand-set, sat-com, and military applications, all from a practical, hands-on perspective"--

Author: John F. Sevic
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 07/21/2020
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781118898178

About the Author

DR. JOHN F. SEVIC has held design positions at Motorola, Qualcomm, Tropian, Cree, Maury Microwave, and Focus Microwave, and is currently at Maja Systems, where he is engaged in millimeter-wave antenna design. John is inventor of one of the most widely used methods of battery-life improvement for mobile phones, stochastic efficiency optimization, found in virtually all mobile phone platforms. He has served on the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Editorial Review Board, IEEE IMS TPC, and IEEE ARFTG TPC. John is lead inventor of ten US patents, with several pending, and has a Ph.D., MS, and BS, all in electrical engineering.