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An RFMD White Paper:Total Radiated Power (TRP) Implications for a GSM Power Amplifier

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Published Articles / Application Notes

Following are recent articles written by RFMD® engineers and published in select trade magazines. To view an article, click a title.

    Extracting True PA Input Impedance for High-Powerd RF Signals
Magazine: RFdesign
Date Published: November 2007
Writer: Zhijian Xie
     
    Nonlinear Analysis of Power Amplifiers
Magazine: Microwave Journal
Date Published: September 2007
Writer(s): Gayle Collins & David W. Runton
     
    Load Transient Response of a DC/DC Converter in GSM/EDGE Handset Applications
Magazine: High Frequency Design
Date Published: August 2007
Writer: Chris W. Liu
     
    Intelligent Power Management: A Method to Improve 2G/3G Handset Talk Time
Magazine: Microwave Journal
Date Published: July 2007
Writer(s): Steve Egolf
     
    A Space-Saving Self-Shielding Module wtih Improved Power Savings for EDGE Handset Applications
Magazine: Microwave Journal
Date Published: June 2007
Writer(s): Frank Della Corte
     
    Benefits of RFMD® Power Flattening Circuit
Magazine: Microwave Product Digest
Date Published: May 2007
Writer(s): Bobby L. Johnson
     
    Modeling 3G/WCDMA/HSDPA Handset Transmit System
Magazine: Microwave Product Digest
Date Published: February 2007
Writer(s): Chris W. Liu
     
    RFMD® GaN Technology Meets Future Wireless Market Demands - Today
Magazine: Microwave Product Digest
Date Published: January 2007
Writer(s): David Aichele & Jay Martin
     
    Improving Energy Conservation in Mobile Handsets
Magazine: Power Systems Design China
Date Published: January 2007
Writer(s): Hanes Rahn, Brian Roberts & Wendel Charles
     
    Antena Integration for Multimode Handsets
Magazine: Microwave Product Digest
Date Published: September 2006
Writer(s): Rashid Osmani
     
    A Manufacturing Model for GaN-on-SiC MMIC Technology Based on an Existing High-Volume Commercial GaAs Factory
Magazine: RF Globalnet
Date Published: August 2006
Writer: J.B. Shealy, C. Barratt & R. Vetury
     
    Power Amplifier Design For Open Loop EDGE Large Signal Polar Modulation Systems
Magazine: RFdesign
Date Published: June 2005
Writer: Jackie Johnson
     
    Large Signal Polar Modulation For High Volume Production
Magazine: Microwave Product Digest
Date Published: May 2005
Writer: John Krivsky
     
    Procedures For High Power Swept Compression Measurements
Magazine: High Frequency Design
Date Published: April 2006
Writer: Anthony J. Bichler
     
    Improving WLAN Access Point (AP) Performance
Magazine: Microwave Product Digest
Date Published: January 2006
Writer: Conrad L. Young
     
    Wireless LAN Power Amplifier Linearity & IEEE802.11a/b/g Spectral Mask Vs FCC Requirements
Magazine: Microwave Product Digest
Date Published: September 2005
Writer: Ahmad H. Abdelmajid
     
    Direct-Conversion Bluetooth Recievers
Magazine: RFdesign
Date Published: July 2005
Writer: Mark Lang
     
    The Case For Transmit Modules (TXM)
Magazine: Microwave Journal
Date Published: June 2005
Writer(s): Kevin Walsh, Ben Thomas, Hannes Rahn
     
    Flexible High-Sensitivity GPS Receiver With Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
Magazine: Microwave Product Digest
Date Published: April 2005
Writer: Erik Bello
     
    Large Signal Polar Modulation Reduces Heat Dissipation And Increases Battery Life In EDGE Handsets
Magazine: Microwave Product Digest
Date Published: February 2005
Writer: Brent Wilkins & Frank Della Corte
     
    Polar Modulator Saves Power In EDGE Sets
Magazine: Microwaves & RF
Date Published: November 2004
Writer(s): Brent Wilkins, Frank Kella Corte
     
    Modified Coaxial Cable Makes Components And Test Circuits
Magazine: High Frequency Electronics
Date Published: November 2004
Writer: Scott Wartenberg
     
    Nonlinearity Test For A Fully Integrated Direct-Conversion Receiver
Magazine: Microwave Journal
Date Published: October 2004
Writer: Pengfei Zhang
     
    Pulsed S-parameter Measurements For GSM Amplifiers
Magazine: Microwave Product Digest
Date Published: June 2004
Writer: Christopher K. Horne
     
    Introduction Of Polar Modulation On EDGE
Magazine: Electronic Products
Date Published: June 2004
Writer: Richard Wang
     
  Power Amplifier Module Tracks Battery Changes
Magazine: Microwave Engineering Europe
Date Published: April 2004
Writer: Kevin Walsh
     
    Leadless, Multi-Band, High Performance GaAs HBT Driver Amplifiers For Cellular Base Station Infrastrucutre
Magazine: Microwave Journal
Date Published: April 2004
Writer: BJ Lyman
     
    The Effects Of IP2 Impairment On An 802.11a OFDM Direct Conversion Radio System
Magazine: Microwave Journal
Date Published: February 2004
Writer: Kerry Z. Cai & Pengfei Zhang
     
Power Vs. Current — Techniques For Optimizing GSM Power Amplifier Modules
Magazine: Microwave Product Digest
Date Published: January 2004
Writer: Jackie Johnson
     
A 5-GHz Direct-Conversion CMOS Transceiver
Magazine: IEEE Journal
Date Published: December 2003
Writer: *See article for listing
     
A Direct Conversion CMOS Tranceiver For IEEE 802.11z WLANs
Magazine: IEEE Journal
Date Published: November 2003
Writer: *See article for listing
     
802.11
Magazine: Micro Electronics
Date Published: October 2003
Writer: Richard Wang
     
Large-Signal Analysis Of MOS Varactors In CMOS —Gm LC VCOs
Magazine: IEEE Journal
Date Published: August 2003
Writer: Ryan Bunch
     
Front End Architectures For IEEE 802.11B WLAN Applications
Magazine: Wireless Design & Development
Date Published: August 2003
Writer: Chris Irwin
     
The Benefits Of Standard Radio-To-Baseband Digital Interfaces
Magazine: High Frequency Electronics
Date Published: July 2003
Writer: Brent Wilkins
     
  Breakthrough Power Amplifier Module For Handset Applications
Magazine: Microwave Journal
Date Published: June 2003
Writer: Andrew Christie & Konrad Alvarino
     
    Flexible Chip Set Arms
Magazine: Microwaves & RF
Date Published: May 2003
Writer: Jim Bohac
     
    Selected Topics In RF Coplanar Probing
Magazine: IEEE Journal
Date Published: April 2003
Writer: Scott A. Wartenberg
     
    Theory & Application Of OFDM In 802.11a/g WLAN
Magazine: Compotech
Date Published: April 2003
Writer: Richard Wang
     
    Low-Cost Solution Of Dual-Band WLAN 802.11a/g
Magazine: Components Time
Date Published: April 2003
Writer: Richard Wang
     
    RF Coplanar Probe Basics
Magazine: Microwave Journal
Date Published: March 2003
Writer: Scott Wartenberg
     
    Quad-Band GSM Integrated Power Amplifier
Magazine: Wireless Design & Development
Date Published: March 2003
Writer: Mike Zybura & Bobby L. Johnson
     
    Single-Chip Solution of WLAN from RFMD
Magazine: Compotech
Date Published: February 2003
Writer: Richard Wang
     
    Contactor Design for High-Volume RF Testing
Magazine: Microwave Product Digest
Date Published: February 2003
Writer: Scott Wartenberg
     
    Designing High-Volume RF Test Fixtures
Magazine: Microwave Product Digest
Date Published: January 2003
Writer: Scott Wartenberg
     
    Integrated Power Amp covers GSM/DCS/PCS
Magazine: Microwaves & RF
Date Published: December 2002
Writer: Mike Zybura & Bobby L. Johnson
     
    Equalizer Design In Wireless Communication Systems
Magazine: Communication Technology China
Date Published: December 2002
Writer: Richard Wang
     
    Comparison Analysis Of Zero — IF And Super Heterodyne Architecture
Magazine: Communication Technology China
Date Published: November 2002
Writer: Richard Wang
     
    Open-Collector Mixer Design For Next Generation RFICs
Magazine: RF Design
Date Published: November 2002
Writer: Barry Hunt & Walter Prada
     
    Designing Low-Cost CDMA Front-End Recievers
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Magazine: EE Times - China (online)
(click here for version in Chinese)
Date Published: October 2002 & June 2003 (in English)
Writer: Charles Wang, David Coveyou & Robert Kincaid
     
    The Development Of High-Volume RF Test
Magazine: Applied Microwave & Wireless
Date Published: October 2002
Writer: Scott Wartenberg
     
    Specifications And Definitions For Quadrature Demodulators And Receiver Design Measurements
Magazine: Microwave Journal
Date Published: October 2002
Writer: Ping Yin
     
  Chip Set Offers Compact 2.4-GHz WLAN Solution
Magazine: Microwaves & RF
Date Published: August 2002
Writer: Bill Rhyne
     
    Setting Bias Points For Linear RF Amplifiers - Part II
Magazine: Microwaves & RF
Date Published: July 2002
Writer: Dave Dening
     
    Setting Bias Points For Linear RF Amplifiers - Part I
Magazine: Microwaves & RF
Date Published: June 2002
Writer: Dave Dening
     
  Next-Generation CDMA2000 1X Power Amplifier Modules
Magazine: Applied Microwave & Wireless
Date Published: May 2002
Writer: Konrad Alvarino, Hien Bui, Steve Coryell, Steve Egolf, Hong Jiang, Corey Lazinbat, Edward T. Spears, Daniel Spooner and Douglas A. Teeter
     
    A Simplified Approximation Method For Cascaded SystemAdjacent And Alternative Channel Power Ratio Magazine: Applied Microwaves & Wireless
Date Published: April 2002
Writer: Ping Yin
     
    GSM/ GPRS/EDGE Chips Form Triband Transceiver
Magazine: Microwaves & RF
Date Published: March 2002
Writer: Brent Wilkins
     
    Power Amplifier Gain And Efficiency Enhancement Using An Integrated Ground Sharing Design Technique
Magazine: Microwave Product Digest
Date Published: February 2002
Writer: Chris Arnott
     
  Harmonic Considerations When Designing With GSM Power Amplifiers
Magazine: Wireless Design & Development
Date Published: February 2002
Writer: Jackie Johnson
     
  A High Gain Power Amplifier With Variable Bias For Multi-Mode WCDMA Applications
Magazine: Microwave Journal
Date Published: February 2002
Writer: Andrew Christie, Mike Fresina, Jeff Potts, Morten Jensen, Soeren Laursen
     
   

TA0001 Advantages of HBT

TA0002 Growth of Personal Communication Services (PCS)

TA0003 HBT Technology Adds Power To CDMA Chip Set

TA0004 RFIC Components For Cordless Phones

TA0006 Wireless Antenna Interface

TA0007 RF2422: A Direct Quadrature Modulator For 0.9 To 2.5 GHz Wireless Systems

TA0008 LNA/Mixer ICs Ease Wireless Receiver Design

TA0009 Low-Cost Integrated Solution For Analog Cellular RF Blocks

TA0010 ICS Simplify The Design Of Digital Communications Links

TA0012 RF2123: New High Power, High Efficiency HBT GSM Power Amplifier

TA0013 RF2131: New High Efficiency HBT Analog Cellular Power Amplifier

TA0014 RF2155: High Efficiency HBT Low Voltage Programmable Gain Power Amp

TA0015 RF2312, RF2317: High Linearity HBT Amplifiers for CATV Systems

TA0016 RF2403: European Applications for RF2403 Cordless Telephone Front End RFIC

TA0017 RF2501, RF2502: Combination Oscillator/Buffer Amplifier ICs Simplify LO Design

TA0022 RF9938: Low cost HBT upconverters for CDMA Transmitter ICs

TA0023 RF9936, RF9986: High Dynamic Range GaAs HBT LNA/Mixers For 1900MHz PCS Systems

TA0025 Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor--Reliable, High Quality Solutions at a Very Low Cost

TA0026 The RF2411 General Purpose UHF Downconverter IC

TA0027 RF2421: Integrated, Single-Step 10dB Attenuator for Power Control Applications

TA0028 RF Silicon Transceiver Family Targets Low-power Wireless Data Communications

TA0029 RF9957, RF9958: Highly Integrated ASICs for CDMA Cellular/PCS Phones

TA0030 RF2607, RF2609: Transmit and Receive AGC Amplifiers for CDMA Cellular/PCS Phones

TA0031 RF2510:  Frequency Synthesis Using the RF2510

TA0032 RF2152:  A 3V HBT Power Amplifier for CDMA/AMPS Handsets

TA0034 RF2104:  Low Cost, Low Voltage Power Amplifier for ISM Applications

TA0035 A Dynamic Current Control Scheme for RF Power Amplifiers

TA0036 RF232X:  Low Cost Family of 3V Silicon Gain Blocks

TA0037 The Role of Silicon Germanium in Optimum Technology Matching

TA0038 DC Accurate FSK Modulator

TA0039 Integrated Solution Targets 900MHz Cordless Phones

TA0041 A Study of Device Input Impedance in PSpice

Application Notes

Total Radiated Power (TRP) and Harmonics

AN0001 Optimization of Quadrature Modulator Performance

AN0003 A Quick Guide to Tank Circuits

AN0005 Converting Field Strength to Power

AN0010 Evaluation Board Assembly Biasing Configuration

AN0013 NBB-Series and NDA-Series Reliability

AN0014 Bias Scheme for NBB-Series Amplifiers

AN0015 Design of "PI" and "T" Network Attenuators for Inter-Stage Buffering


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