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RF Power Amplifier Classifications

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Power amplifier development over the past century has led to a number of generic topologies that are identified on the basis of a widely used nomenclature. According to this nomenclature, amplifier topologies are grouped into classes labeled with an alphabet letter, beginning with the class A designation for the classical small-signal amplifier topology [24].

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Shirvani, A., Wooley, B.A. (2003). RF Power Amplifier Classifications. In: Design and Control of RF Power Amplifiers. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3754-7_4

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