APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MATCHING HARMONICS
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1. An apparatus of a power amplifier, the apparatus comprising:
- an input boosting circuit configured to match a second harmonic input signal using a harmonic control circuit of an input stage to maximize an efficiency and an output power;
a die cell configured to receive and amplify an output signal of the input boosting circuit; and
an output boosting circuit configured to receive an output signal of the die cell and to match a second harmonic output signal of the output signal of the die cell using a harmonic control circuit of an output stage to maximize the efficiency and the output power.
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Abstract
An apparatus of a power amplifier is provided. The apparatus includes an input boosting circuit configured to match a second harmonic input signal using a harmonic control circuit of an input stage to maximize an efficiency and an output power, a die cell configured to receive and amplify an output signal of the input boosting circuit, and an output boosting circuit configured to receive an output signal of the die cell and to match a second harmonic output signal of the output signal of the die cell using a harmonic control circuit of an output stage to maximize the efficiency and the output power.
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1. An apparatus of a power amplifier, the apparatus comprising:
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an input boosting circuit configured to match a second harmonic input signal using a harmonic control circuit of an input stage to maximize an efficiency and an output power; a die cell configured to receive and amplify an output signal of the input boosting circuit; and an output boosting circuit configured to receive an output signal of the die cell and to match a second harmonic output signal of the output signal of the die cell using a harmonic control circuit of an output stage to maximize the efficiency and the output power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for operating a power amplifier, the method comprising:
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matching, at an input boosting circuit, a second harmonic input signal using a harmonic control circuit of an input stage to maximize efficiency and output power; receiving and amplifying, at a die cell, an output signal of the input boosting circuit; and receiving, at an output boosting circuit, an output signal of the die cell and matching a second harmonic output signal of the output signal of the die cell using a harmonic control circuit of an output stage to maximize the efficiency and the output power. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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