Course outline:
- Linear Power Amplifier Design
- Class AB Power Amplifier Design
- Overdriven PAs and the Class F Mode
- Switching Mode Amplifiers for RF Applications
- Nonlinear Effects in RF Power Amplifiers
- Efficiency Enhancement Techniques
Textbook: RF Power Amplifiers for Wireless Communications, Steve Cripps, 2nd
edition, Artech House. (Free pdf version available online)
Reference: Advanced Techniques in RF Power Amplifier Design, Steve Cripps,
Artech House. (Free pdf version available online)
Evaluation: In this advanced course, there will be no homework and exam. Grading
will be mainly based on reports of related paper review and presentation.
Details are to be determined.