Reconfigurable high efficiency class-F power amplifier using CMOS-MEMS technology Mitra Gilasgar

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Reconfigurable high efficiency class-F power
amplifier using CMOS-MEMS technology

Mitra Gilasgar

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Reconfigurable High Efficiency
Class-F Power Amplifier Using
CMOS-MEMS Technology
Author
Mitra Gilasgar
Thesis Advisors
Prof. Llu´ıs Pradell
Prof. Antoni Barlab´e
A thesis submitted to the Universitat Polit`ecnica de Catalunya (UPC) in
partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Ph.D. program on Signal Theory and Communications
RF & Microwave Systems, Devices and Materials Group
Barcelona, April 2017
Thesis written by Mitra Gilasgar
ReconfigurableHighEfficiencyClass-FPowerAmplifierUsingCMOS-MEMSTechnology
Ph.D. program on Signal Theory and Communications
Universitat Polit`ecnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Thisworkhasbeensupportedbythe”MinisteriodeEconom´ıayCompetitividad”through
the FPI fellowship program with grant BES-2011-051305 and in frame of the projects
TEC2013-48102-C2-1-P and TEC2016-78028-C3-1-P.
To my mother for teaching me everything, making
mathematics beautiful, and for all she has done for me,
and
To my father for believing me, motivating me and for
being there in every step I took.

The sun will shine someday.

This thesis has been supported by the Ministerio de Econom´ıa y Competitividad with
PhD grant (BES-2011-051305) for four years and the travel grant (EEBB-I-13-07796) for
a six month stay in Canada, in the frame of the projects (TEC2013-48102-C2-1-P and
TEC2016-78028-C3-1-P).
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Acknowledgments
This thesis is a result of years devoted to research and study and I would like to
acknowledge all the wonderful people who have been part of this journey with me.
First and foremost I wish to thank my supervisors, Prof. Llu´ıs Pradell and Prof.
Antoni Barlab´e for their continuous support throughout this doctoral research. I have
been very fortunate to be their student and I have learned a lot from them. I appreciate
all the motivations, patience and knowledge they have given to me during this time and
I will always look up to them as excellent examples of great teachers and human beings.
I would like to show my gratitude toward Dr. Jos´e-Luis Gonz´alez, who helped me
during my arrival to UPC and was very supportive in one of the hardest times of my life.
Not to forget Prof. Eva Vidal for her support and care for me.
I want to make a special thank to Prof. Jordi Romeu for his trust in me and
accepting me as a researcher in his group, which changed my life and is something I will
never forget.
My sincere thanks go to Prof. Raafat Mansour, head of CIRFE, who provided me
an opportunity to join his team as a visiting researcher, and gave access to the research
facilities during my short stays in the University of Waterloo. I also would like to thank
Dr. MaherBakri-KassemfromtheAmericanUniversityofSharjahforhiscontribution
to the MEMS design in the CMOS-MEMS PA of this thesis. In addition, I would like to
thank Dr. Siamak Fouladi for his kindness to answer my questions through email.
Prof. Francesc MollfromtheelectronicdepartmentofUPCdeservesspecialthanks.
He provided me the access to the CMOS technology and Cadence environment and was
willing to help along the way whenever a problem appeared.
TSC-D3staff Joaquim Giner, Albert Marton, andRub´en Tard´ıoprovidedhelp
and support on implementation of several boards. Joaquim sat with me and showed me
how Altium works and gave full support when I was designing several PCB for which I
wanttothankhimspecifically. NottoforgetTeresa PonsandAynie Khoewhohelped
memanytimesonpaperworkrelatedthingsandformytravels. Iwouldliketothankthe
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