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1. Definitions
1.1 Characteristic values
We remind you of the definitions of the main quantities needed to understand the following paragraphs.
SCROLL TO TOP1.1.1 Electrical efficiency and PAE
The collector efficiency η (electrical) of an amplifier stage is by definition the ratio of the RF power delivered to the load to the power consumed by the DC power supply:
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XLIM, High-Frequency Circuits, Signals and Systems Department (C2S2) http://www.xlim.fr
Institute of Electronics, Microelectronics and Nanotechnologies (IEMN) http://www.iemn.univ-lille1.fr/
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