RADIO-FREQUENCY HIGH POWER AMPLIFIER WITH BROADBAND ENVELOPE TRACKING BY MEANS OF REVERSED BUCK CONVERTER

摘要

A radio-frequency power amplifier with envelope tracking, having a power RF amplifying device for amplifying a RF signal and a switching DC/DC converter for providing the power RF amplifying device with a DC power supply at a voltage level (VSUPP) proportional to an envelope of the RF signal, wherein the switching DC/DC converter has a reversed buck topology. Advantageously the switching device is a N-type GaN Field Effect Transistor having its drain connected to the ground.