Table of Contents

Evolution of Digital Cellular Networks; Power Amplifiers: Class A, Class B, and Class AB; Power Transistor Requirements; MOSFET Physics: Traditional Pinch-Off Theory Versus New Super-Linear Theory; Lateral-Diffused MOSFETs: Operating Physics and RF Performance; Vertical-Diffused MOSFETs: Operating Physics and RF Performance; Charge-Coupled MOSFETs: Operating Physics and RF Performance; Super-Linear MOSFETs: Operating Physics and RF Performance; Hot Carrier Degradation: Physics and Design Solutions; Synopsis: Comparison of Technologies.