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class e power amplifier, efficiency, high-voltage, higher on-resistance, optimization, ldmos, Science & Technology, Technology, Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture, Engineering, Electrical & Electronic, Computer Science, Engineering, class E power amplifier, LDMOS, 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1005 Communications Technologies, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, 4008 Electrical engineering, 4009 Electronics, sensors and digital hardware

Abstract:

This paper describes the development of a high-voltage transistor in a standard 0.35 mu m CMOS technology and its application on a class E power amplifier for mobile communications. The use of a higher voltage already available in the battery has the benefit of reducing the electromigration constrains and having lower voltage drops in the interconnects due to the use of a lower current.