RWS 2009
Workshop
WS SU2
Title: "Advances in RF Power Amplifier Modeling and Linearization"
Time: Sunday, January 18, 2009, 1:00-5:00 pm
Place:Gas Lamp
Organizers: Dr. Marc J. Franco, RF Micro Devices Corporate R&D
Speakers:
- Prof. J. Stevenson Kenney, Georgia Institute of Technology and Armando Cova, LinAmp Technologies, CA: Behavioral Modeling of High-Efficiency RF Power Amplifiers
- Prof. Slim Boumaiza, University of Waterloo, Canada: Advances in Characterization, Modeling and Digital Predistortion of Wideband Power Amplifiers
- Prof. Peter Asbeck and Dr. Donald Kimball, University of California, San Diego, CA and Paul Draxler, Qualcomm, San Diego, CA: Predistortion and Memory Effect Mitigation in Envelope Tracking Basestation Power Amplifiers
- Dr. Allen Katz, Linearizer Technology, Inc. and The College of New Jersey: Wideband Analog Predistortion Linearization
- Dr. Marc J. Franco, RF Micro Devices Corporate R&D, Greensboro, NC: Bias-Induced Memory Effects in Wideband UHF Power Amplifiers
Abstract:
Efficiency and linearity are antagonistic goals in RF power amplifier design. Linearization techniques and memory effects mitigation are the key enablers for the simultaneous achievement of these two goals. This half-day workshop will focus on recent research and development work carried out by experts from industry and academia that will cover digital and analog RF power amplifier distortion reduction techniques, high-efficiency power amplification (Doherty, polar architectures), as well as the issues that arise due to various memory effects. Since the design of linearizers necessarily involves a deep understanding of RF power amplifiers, modeling topics, including behavioral modeling, will also be part of this workshop.
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