Wideband Characterization and Design of Base Stations Power Amplifiers and Linearization – An Industrial Perspective

Radio base stations for mobile communication employ specialized power amplifiers and linearization techniques to enhance energy efficiency and to suppress unwanted emission. This presentation reviews the state-of-the-art radio architectures, circuit techniques, and signal processing algorithms and characterization techniques used in modern base stations and shares an industrial perspective on future technological trends, challenges, and opportunities related to design, characterization and test.