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In this up-to-date volume, the chapters describe a number of methods to design distributed amplifiers useful for performing circuit functions such as duplexing, paraphrase amplification, phase shifting, power splitting, and power combiner applications.

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This book describes methods to design distributed amplifiers useful for performing circuit functions such as duplexing, paraphrase amplification, phase shifting power splitting and power combiner applications. A CMOS bidirectional distributed amplifier is presented that combines for the first time device-level with circuit-level linearization, suppressing the third-order intermodulation distortion. It is implemented in 0.13um RF CMOS technology for use in highly-linear, low-cost UWB Radio-over-Fiber communication systems.

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Introduction.- Modulation Schemes Effect on RF Power Amplifier Nonlinearity and RFPA Linearization Techniques.- Distributed Amplification Principles and Transconductor Nonlinearity Compensation.- Distributed RF Linearization Circuit Applications.- Linearized CMOS Distributed Bidirectional Amplifier with Cross-Coupled Compensator.- Linearized CMOS Distributed Bidirectional Amplifier Silicon Chip Implementation.- Linearized CMOS Distributed Bidirectional Amplifier Experimental Setups and Chip Measurement Results.- Conclusion.

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