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7 - Nonlinear Microwave CAD Tools in a Power Amplifier Design Example

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2018

José Carlos Pedro ,
David E. Root ,
Jianjun Xu  and
Luís Cótimos Nunes
José Carlos Pedro
Affiliation:
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
David E. Root
Affiliation:
Keysight Technologies, Santa Rosa
Jianjun Xu
Affiliation:
Keysight Technologies, Santa Rosa
Luís Cótimos Nunes
Affiliation:
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Nonlinear Circuit Simulation and Modeling
Fundamentals for Microwave Design
 , pp. 301 - 336
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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