Jose Carlos Esteves Duarte Pedro

José Pedro

Academic position:	Full Professor
Joining date:	01-01-1995
Roles in IT:	Senior Researcher
Scientific Area:	Wireless Communications
Group:	Wireless Circuits – Av

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Address: IT – Aveiro
Instituto de Telecomunicações
Campus Universitário de Santiago
P-3810-193 AVEIRO - PORTUGAL
Tel: +351 234 377 900
Fax: +351 234 377 901

https://www.orcid.org/0000-0003-2426-2841

SCOPUS

Scientific Achievements

Degrees

Agregação, Universidade de Aveiro, 25-03-2002
PhD, Universidade de Aveiro, 23-11-1993

Expertise Topics

RF and Wireless Circuits
Nonlinear Circuits
Nonlinear System Identification
Active Device Modeling

Affiliations

IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 01-01-1989, Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, 01-10-1985, Full Professor

Academic Activities

11Lecture courses

Electrónica de Rádio-Frequência, , Lic. em Eng. Electrónica e Telecomunicações
Electrónica IV, , Lic. Engenharia Electrónica e Telecomunicações
Técnicas de Rádio Frequência, , M.Sc. em Eng. Electrónica e Telecomunicações
Circuitos Eléctricos e Electrónicos I, , Lic. Engenharia de Computadores e Telemática
Circuitos Eléctricos e Electrónicos II, , Lic. Eng. de Computadores e Telemática
Introdução á Electrónica Digital, , Lic. Eng. de Computadores e Telemática
Electrónica, Universidade de Aveiro, Licenciatura em Engenharia Física
Electrónica II, Universidade de Aveiro, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Electrónica e Telecomunicações
UC-I Module on Simulation of Nonlinear Electronic , Universidade de Aveiro, PhD Program on Electrical Engineering
Seminar Module on The Scientific Reasearch Meethod, , 1st Year of PhD Program on Electrical Engineering
Seminar on Scientific Research Methods, Universidade de Aveiro, PhD Programs on Electrical Engineering and Informatics Engineering

Supervision of theses

9PhD Student

GaN HEMT Device Modeling, PhD Student, João Lucas Lessa Gomes, Expected conclusion 07-2022
Arquiteturas de Amplificadores de Potência RF Multi-Entrada, PhD Student, Diogo Rafael Bento Barros, Expected conclusion 06-2020
Electromagnetic Metamaterials Based on Fractal Geometry, PhD Student, Samaneh Moeini, Defended 10-2019
Multi-Standard Reconfigurable Wireless Transmitter Architectures, PhD Student, Sérgio Carlos da Conceição Pires, Defended 03-2014
Nonlinear Behavioural Modelling of Mixed Signal RF-Digital I/O Devices, PhD Student, Hugo Miguel Santos Teixeira, Defended 12-2013
Behavioural Modelling of High-Speed Digital Devices, PhD Student, Wael Dghais, Defended 12-2013
Análise de Comportamentos Muli-Ritmo em Sistemas Electrónicos, PhD Student, Jorge dos Santos Freitas de Oliveira, Defended 01-2010
On the Study of Impairments Caused By Nonlinearities on Wireless Systems, PhD Student, Pedro Miguel Ribeiro Lavrador, Defended 05-2007
Nonlinear Modeling of Microwave and RF Power Devices , PhD Student, Pedro Miguel da Silva Cabral, Defended 12-2006

8MSc Student

Transmissor de Comunicações Outphasing e sua Linearização, MSc Student, João Paulo Louro Mendes, Concluded 07-2018
Transmissor de Comunicações Móveis Híbrido Doherty-Outphasing, MSc Student, Raul Miguel Marques Arruela, Concluded 07-2018
Bias-Point Pulsing System for RF Power Transistors’ Characterization, MSc Student, Cristiano Ferreira Gonçalves, Concluded 09-2016
Amplificador RF de Potência Outphasing-Chireix, MSc Student, João Lucas Rodrigues Silva, Concluded 09-2016
Fully-Automated Load-Pull System based on Mechanical Tuners, MSc Student, Alison Willian Pereira, Concluded 02-2016
Circuitos Electrónicos Baseados em Dispositivos Paramétricos, MSc Student, Filipe Miguel Esturrenho Barradas, Concluded 07-2012
Modulador de Amplitude para Amplificadores de Rádio Frequência, MSc Student, Filipe Alexandre da Silva Rodrigues, Concluded 03-2009
Extracção de Modelos Não-Lineares de Circuitos de Comunicações, MSc Student, Hugo Miguel Santos Teixeira, Concluded 03-2007

1Research Grant

Active Device Behavioral Modeling for Power Amplifier Design, Research Grant, Jialin Cai, Concluded 04-2016

Co-Supervision of theses

4PhD Student

Behavior Transistor Models for Power Amplifier Design, PhD Student, João Paulo Louro Mendes, Expected conclusion 07-2023
Power Amplifier Performance Enhancement for 5G MIMO Transmitters, PhD Student, Joana Lopes Silva Pereira, Expected conclusion 07-2022
Highly Linear and Efficient Power Amplifier for Massive MIMO Transmitters, PhD Student, Cristiano Ferreira Gonçalves, Expected conclusion 10-2020
Mecanismos de geração e controlo da distorção não-linear em amplificadores Doherty., PhD Student, Luis Nunes, Defended 12-2015

3MSc Student

Amplificador de Potência Multibanda para Comunicações Sem Fios, MSc Student, João Paulo Rocha Pinheiro, Concluded 12-2016
Frequency Characterization of Single Coil RF Relays, MSc Student, André Mariano Silva Ferreira, Concluded 07-2016
Amplificadores de Potência de Rádio Frequência Auto-Oscilantes, MSc Student, Manuel Joaquim Campos Mendes Nunes Duarte, Concluded 07-2011

2Research Grant

Bolsa de Integração na Investigação - 2, Research Grant, Filipe Miguel Esturrenho Barradas, Concluded 09-2010
Bolsa de Integração na Investigação - 1, Research Grant, Manuel Joaquim Campos Mendes Nunes Duarte, Concluded 11-2009

Publications

2Books

J. C. Pedro, D. Root, J. Xu, L. C. Nunes, Nonlinear Circuit Simualtion and Modeling - Fundamentals for Microwave Design, Cambridge University Press, New York, 2018,
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J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, Intermodulation in Microwave and Wireless Circuits, ---, Artech House, Norwood, MA, USA, 2003,
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5Books Chapters

J. C. Pedro, T.R. Cunha, Behavioral Models for Microwave Circuit Design, Chapter in, Microwave De-embedding: From Theory to Applications, D. Schreurs and G. Crupi, Elsevier Science, 2014
J. C. Pedro, Behavioral Modeling of Microwave Transistors, Chapter in, Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., John Wiley & Sons, 2012
J. C. Pedro, Overview of Power Amplifier Modelling, Chapter in, RF Power Amplifier Behavioral Modeling, M. O’Droma, A. Goacher and M. Gadringer, CRC Press, 2008
J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, Mixed Time and Frequency Domain Behavioral Modeling and Simulation, Chapter in, Fundamentals of Nonlinear Behavioral Modeling - Foundations and Applications, J. Wood and D. Root, Artech House, Norwood, 2005
J. C. Pedro, Intermodulation, Chapter in, Wiley Encyclopedia of RF and Microwave Engineering, K. Chang, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2005

86Papers in Journals

D. Barros, L. C. Nunes, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Impact of the Input Baseband Terminations on the Efficiency of Wideband Power Amplifiers Under Concurrent Band Operation, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 67, No. 12, pp. 5127 - 5138, December, 2019,
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C. Gonçalves, F. M. B. Barradas, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Switch-Based Variable Length Stubs Network for PA Load Sensitivity Reduction, IEEE Access, Vol. 7, No. -, pp. 152576 - 152584, October, 2019,
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J. Gomes, L. C. Nunes, C. Gonçalves, J. C. Pedro, An Accurate Characterization of Capture Time Constants in GaN HEMTs, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 67, No. 7, pp. 2465 - 2474, July, 2019 | BibTex
C. Fager, T. Eriksson, F. M. B. Barradas, K. Hausmair, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Linearity and Efficiency in 5G Transmitters: New Techniques for Analyzing Efficiency, Linearity, and Linearization in a 5G Active Antenna Transmitter Context, IEEE Microwave Magazine, Vol. 20, No. 5, pp. 35 - 49, May, 2019 | BibTex
PMT Tomé, F. M. B. Barradas, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Hybrid Analog/Digital Linearization of GaN HEMT-Based Power Amplifiers, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 67, No. 1, pp. 288 - 294, January, 2019,
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L. C. Nunes, D. Barros, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Efficiency Degradation Analysis in Wideband Power Amplifiers, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 66, No. 12, pp. 5640 - 5651, December, 2018 | BibTex
J. Gomes, L. C. Nunes, N. Sobolev, J. C. Pedro, Memristive Properties of GaN HEMTs Containing Deep‐Level Traps, physica status solidi (b) – basic solid state physics, Vol. 256, No. 5, pp. 1800387 - 1800387, December, 2018 | BibTex
C. Gonçalves, L. C. Nunes, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Pulsed I/V and S-parameters measurement system for isodynamic characterization of power GaN HEMT transistors, Intrnl. Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, Vol. 28, No. 8, pp. e21515 - e21515, August, 2018 | BibTex
F. M. B. Barradas, PMT Tomé, José M. Gomes Gomes, T.R. Cunha, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Power, Linearity, and Efficiency Prediction for MIMO Arrays With Antenna Coupling, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 65, No. 12, pp. 5284 - 5297, December, 2017 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, Inaugural Issue of the “Journal-Within-a-Journal on Microwave Systems and Applications, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 65, No. 5, pp. 1649 - 1649, May, 2017 | BibTex
F. M. B. Barradas, L. C. Nunes, T.R. Cunha, P.M.L. Lavrador, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Compensation of Long-Term Memory Effects on GaN HEMT-Based Power Amplifiers, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 65, No. 9, pp. 3379 - 3388, March, 2017,
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P. M. Cabral, L. C. Nunes, T. R. Ressurreição, J. C. Pedro, Trapping behavior of GaN HEMTs and its implications on class B PA bias point selection, International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields, Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 1 - 11, January, 2017 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, Editorial, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 65, No. 1, pp. 1 - 9, January, 2017 | BibTex
JPFG Gonçalves, C. M. Martins, F. P. Guiomar, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, A. N. Pinto, P.M.L. Lavrador, Nonlinear compensation with DBP aided by memory polynomial, Optics Express, Vol. 24, No. 26, pp. 30309 - 30316, December, 2016,
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J. C. Pedro, The Wonderful World of Nonlinearity: A Distinguished Microwave Lecture on the Modeling and Characterization of RF and Microwave Circuits, IEEE Microwave Magazine, Vol. 16, No. 9, pp. 22 - 35, October, 2015,
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J M Machac, J. C. Pedro, Around the Globe - Distinguished Microwave Lecturer in Central Europe and Balkan Countries, IEEE Microwave Magazine, Vol. 16, No. 9, pp. 92 - 93, October, 2015 | BibTex
J M Machac, J. C. Pedro, Distinguished Microwave Lecturer in central Europe and Balkan Countries [Around the Globe], IEEE Microwave Magazine, Vol. 16, No. 9, pp. 92 - 93, October, 2015 | BibTex
J C Cai, J. B. King, J. C. Pedro, T. Brazil, Nonlinear Behavioral Modeling Dependent on Load Reflection Coefficient Magnitude, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 63, No. 5, pp. 1518 - 1529, May, 2015 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, L. C. Nunes, P. M. Cabral, A Simple Method to Estimate the Output Power and Efficiency Load-Pull Contours of Class B Power Amplifiers, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 63, No. 4, pp. 1239 - 1249, April, 2015 | BibTex
F. M. B. Barradas, L. C. Nunes, J. C. Pedro, T.R. Cunha, P.M.L. Lavrador, P. M. Cabral, Accurate Linearization with Low-Complexity Models Using Cascaded Digital Predistortion Systems, IEEE Microwave Magazine, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 94 - 103, February, 2015 | BibTex
S. Pires, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Radio frequency carrier amplitude-burst transmitters – from architecture to circuit, IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 271 - 280, February, 2015 | BibTex
H. Z. Zargar, A. B. Banai, J. C. Pedro, A New Double Input-Double Output Complex Envelope Amplifier Behavioral Model Taking Into Account Source and Load Mismatch Effects, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 63, No. 2, pp. 766 - 774, February, 2015,
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J A Aikio, T. R. Rahkonen, J. C. Pedro, Extraction of a Multi-Dimensional Polynomial Device Model for an Improved Distortion Contribution Analysis Technique, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 63, No. 1, pp. 155 - 164, January, 2015,
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F. M. B. Barradas, T.R. Cunha, P.M.L. Lavrador, J. C. Pedro, Polynomials and LUTs in PA behavioral modeling: a fair theoretical comparison, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 62, No. 12, pp. 3274 - 3284, December, 2014 | BibTex
S. Pires, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Envelope Modulator Selection for RF Carrier Phase-Burst Transmitters, IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, Vol. 24, No. 9, pp. 643 - 645, September, 2014 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, T.R. Cunha, Predictable Behavior: Behavioral Modeling from Measured Data, IEEE Microwave Magazine, Vol. 15, No. 6, pp. 75 - 90, September, 2014,
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J. C. Pedro, From the Guest Editor’s Desk – Microwave Behavioral Modeling - Towards a Universal Device Model Format, IEEE Microwave Magazine, Vol. 15, No. 6, pp. 73 - 74, September, 2014 | BibTex
M. D. Duarte, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Switching Noise Improvement of a Limit-Cycle Amplifier Using a Negative Hysteresis Relay, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Vol. 29, No. 6, pp. 3223 - 3231, June, 2014 | BibTex
L. C. Nunes, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, AM/AM and AM/PM Distortion Generation Mechanisms in Si LDMOS and GaN HEMT Based RF Power Amplifiers, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 62, No. 4, pp. 799 - 809, April, 2014 | BibTex
D. Ferreira, J. F. Oliveira, J. C. Pedro, A novel time-domain CAD technique based on automatic time-slot division for the numerical simulation of highly nonlinear RF circuits, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 62, No. 1, pp. 18 - 27, January, 2014,
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W. Dghais Dghais, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, A Novel Two-Port Behavioral Model for I/O Buffer Overclocking Simulation, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, Vol. --, No. --, pp. -- - --, August, 2013 | BibTex
H. Teixeira, W. Dghais Dghais, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Measurement Setup for RF/Digital Buffers Characterization, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 62, No. 7, pp. 1892 - 1899, July, 2013 | BibTex
W. Dghais Dghais, H. Teixeira, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Novel Extraction of a Table-Based I–Q Behavioral Model for High-Speed Digital Buffers/Drivers, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 500 - 507, March, 2013 | BibTex
J. F. Oliveira, J. C. Pedro, Recent Developments on Hybrid Time-Frequency Numerical Simulation Techniques for RF and Microwave Applications, Journal of Function Spaces and Applications, Vol. 2013, No. 578326, pp. 1 - 11, February, 2013,
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J. C. Pedro, P. M. Cabral, T.R. Cunha, P.M.L. Lavrador, A Multiple Time-Scale Power Amplifier Behavioral Model for Linearity and Efficiency Calculations, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 606 - 615, January, 2013,
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W. Dghais Dghais, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Reduced-order parametric behavioral model for digital buffers/drivers with physical support, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 2, No. 12, pp. 1 - 10, December, 2012 | BibTex
J. F. Oliveira, J. C. Pedro, Radio frequency numerical simulation techniques based on multirate Runge-Kutta Schemes, Journal of Applied Mathematics, Vol. 2012, No. 528045, pp. 1 - 21, February, 2012,
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E. Gonçalves Lima, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, A physically-meaningful neural network behavioral model for wireless transmitters exhibiting PM-AM/PM-PM distortions, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 59, No. 12, pp. 3512 - 3521, December, 2011 | BibTex
I. S. Stievano, L. Rigazio, F. Canavero, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, H. Teixeira, A. Girardi, R. Izzi, F. Vitale, Behavioral modeling of IC memories from measured data, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 60, No. 10, pp. 3471 - 3479, October, 2011 | BibTex
T.R. Cunha, H. Teixeira, J. C. Pedro, I. S. Stievano, L. Rigazio, F. Canavero, R. Izzi, F. Vitale, A. Girardi, Validation by measurements of an IC modeling approach for SiP applications, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 1, No. 8, pp. 1214 - 1225, August, 2011 | BibTex
J. F. Oliveira, J. C. Pedro, Efficient RF circuit simulation using an innovative mixed time-frequency method, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 58, No. 4, pp. 827 - 836, April, 2011,
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T.R. Cunha, E. Gonçalves Lima, J. C. Pedro, Validation and physical interpretation of the power amplifier polar Volterra model, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 58, No. 12, pp. 4012 - 4021, December, 2010 | BibTex
P.M.L. Lavrador, T.R. Cunha, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, RF Power Amplification: Current Trends on the Linearity-Efficiency Compromise, IEEE Microwave Magazine, Vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 44 - 58, August, 2010 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, From the Guest Editor’s Desk – Advanced Power Amplfier Technologies, IEEE Microwave Magazine, Vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 10 - 12, August, 2010 | Full text (PDF 643 KBs) | BibTex
T.R. Cunha, E. Gonçalves Lima, H. Teixeira, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Deriving a Power Amplifier Linearizer from a Physics-based System-level Model, Intrnl. Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 321 - 332, May, 2010 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, L. C. Cabria, F. Rodrigues, J. A. Garcia, J. C. Pedro, Wireless Transmitter Capabilities through Supply Modulation, Intrnl. Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 241 - 251, March, 2010 | BibTex
P. L. Gilabert Gilabert, P.M.L. Lavrador, J. C. Pedro, Improvements and Analysis of Nonlinear Parallel Behavioral Models, Intrnl. Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, Vol. 19, No. 5, pp. 615 - 626, September, 2009 | BibTex
J. A. Garcia, J. C. Pedro, P. M. Cabral, C. Fager, A. Zhu, P. Colantonio, Nonideality Sources and Implementation Considerations in Polar Transmitters, International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, Vol. 1, No. .., pp. 109 - 116, April, 2009 | BibTex
J. F. Oliveira, J. C. Pedro, A multiple-line double multirate shooting technique for the simulation of heterogeneous RF circuits, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 57, No. 2, pp. 421 - 429, February, 2009 | BibTex
N. A. Amar, J. A. Garcia, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Accurately Characterizing the Vdd-to-AM and Vdd-to-PM Nonlinearities in a GaN HEMT Class E Power Amplifier, International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 202 - 207, July, 2008 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, J. A. Garcia, Nonlinear Distortion Generation Mechanisms in Wireless Polar Transmitters, International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 196 - 201, July, 2008 | BibTex
T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, P. M. Cabral, Design of a power amplifier feed-forward RF model with physical knowledge considerations, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 55, No. 12, pp. 2747 - 2756, December, 2007 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, J. A. Garcia, P. M. Cabral, Nonlinear Distortion Analysis of Polar Transmitters, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 55, No. 12, pp. 2757 - 2765, December, 2007,
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J. F. Oliveira, J. C. Pedro, An efficient time-domain simulation method for multirate RF nonlinear circuits, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 55, No. 11, pp. 2384 - 2392, November, 2007 | BibTex
J. Martins, N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Intermodulation Distortion of Third-Order Nonlinear Systems With Memory Under Multisine Excitations, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 55, No. 6, pp. 1264 - 1271, June, 2007 | BibTex
A. Zhu, J. C. Pedro, T.R. Cunha, Pruning the Volterra series for behavioral modeling of power amplifiers using physical knowledge, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 55, No. 5, pp. 813 - 821, May, 2007 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, Dynamic Deviation Reduction Based Volterra Behavioral Modeling of RF Power Amplifiers, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 54, No. 12, pp. 4323 - 4332, December, 2006 | BibTex
J. Martins, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, A Metric for the Quantification of Memory Effects in Wireless Power Amplifiers, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 54, No. 12, pp. 4432 - 4439, December, 2006 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, J. P. M. Martins, Amplitude and Phase Characterization of Nonlinear Mixing Products, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 54, No. 8, pp. 3237 - 3245, August, 2006 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, J. P. M. Martins, A corrected microwave multisine waveform generator, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 54, No. 6, pp. 2659 - 2664, June, 2006 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Nonlinear RF circuits and systems simulation when driven by several modulated signals, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 54, No. 2, pp. 572 - 579, February, 2006 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, Modeling Nonlinear Memory Effects on the AM/AM, AM/PM and Two-Tone IMD in Microwave PA Circuits, Intrnl. Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, Vol. -, No. -, pp. - - -, January, 2006 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Load-impedance selection for maximized large-signal IMD sweet-spot effects, Intrnl. Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 15, pp. 434 - 440, September, 2005 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Nonlinear simulation of mixers for assessing system-level performance, Intrnl. Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 350 - 361, July, 2005 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, S. Maas, A Comparative Overview of Microwave and Wireless Power Amplifier Behavioral Modeling Approaches, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 53, No. 4, pp. 1150 - 1163, April, 2005 | BibTex
G. Vendelin, J. C. Pedro, P. M. Cabral, Amplifier and Transistor Gains Revisited: GP, Av, Ai, Gm and Zm, Microwave Journal, Vol. .., No. .., pp. 80 - 92, April, 2005 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, A unified theory for nonlinear distortion characteristics in different amplifier technologies, Microwave Journal, Vol., No., pp. -, December, 2004 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, Nonlinear device model of microwave power GaN HEMTs for high-power amplifier design, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 52, No. 11, pp. 2585 - 2592, November, 2004 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, An Integrated Overview of CAD/CAE Tools and Their Use on Wireless-Communication Circuit Design, Intrnl. Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 507 - 524, October, 2004 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, C. Fager, J. A. Garcia, Linearity Versus Efficiency in Mobile Handset Power Amplifiers: A Battle Without a Loser, Microwave Engineering Europe, Vol. 0, No. 0, pp. 19 - 26, August, 2004 | BibTex
P.M.L. Lavrador, N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Evaluation of signal-to-noise and distortion ratio degradation in nonlinear systems, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 52, No. 3, pp. 813 - 822, March, 2004 | BibTex
C. Fager, J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, H. Zirath, F. Fortes, M. Rosário, A Comprehensive Analysis of IMD Behavior in RF CMOS Power Amplifiers, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 24 - 34, January, 2004 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, Designing Multisine Excitations for Nonlinear Model Testing, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 53, No. 1, pp. 45 - 54, January, 2004 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, State-of-Art Nonlinear Electronic Design Automation Tools for Microwave/RF Circuit Analysis, Electrónica e Telecomunicações, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 5 - 14, September, 2003 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, Repetidor para o Sub-Sistema Rádio da Rede UMTS, Electrónica e Telecomunicações, Vol. 3, No. 8, pp. 785 - 789, January, 2003 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, J. Madaleno, J. A. Garcia, Theoretical Basis for the Extraction of Mildly Nonlinear Behavioral Models, Intrnl. Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 40 - 53, January, 2003 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, Prediction of IMD in LDMOS Transistor Amplifiers Using a New Large-Signal Model, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 50, No. 12, pp. 2834 - 2842, December, 2002 | BibTex
C. Fager, P. Linnér, J. C. Pedro, Optimal Parameter Extraction and Uncertainty Estimation in Intrinsic FET Small-Signal Models, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 50, No. 12, pp. 2797 - 2803, December, 2002 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, A Comprehensive Explanation of Distortion Side Band Asymmetries, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 50, No. 9, pp. 2090 - 2101, September, 2002 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, Characterizing Nonlinear RF Circuits for Their In-Band Signal Distortion, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 51, No. 9, pp. 420 - 426, June, 2002 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Large and Small Signal IMD Behavior of Microwave Power Amplifiers, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 47, No. 12, pp. 2364 - 2374, December, 1999 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Compact Formulas to Relate ACPR and NPR to Two-Tone IMR and IP3, Microwave Journal, Vol. 42, No. 12, pp. 0 - 0, December, 1999 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Multi-tone Frequency Domain Simulation of Nonlinear Circuits in Large and Small Signal Regimes, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 46, No. 12, pp. 2016 - 2024, December, 1998 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Alternativa ao SPICE para Simulação do Estado Estacionário de Circuitos Não Lineares, Revista do Departamento de Electrónica e de Telecomunicações, Universidade de Aveiro, Vol. 1, No. 7, pp. 635 - 644, January, 1997 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Estudo das Características de Distorção Não-Linear de Intermodulação de Desmoduladores de FM por PLL, Revista do Departamento de Electrónica e de Telecomunicações, Universidade de Aveiro, Vol. 1, No. 5, pp. 353 - 361, January, 1996 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Projecto de Redes de Adaptação para Amplificadores de Banda Larga, Revista do Departamento de Electrónica e de Telecomunicações, Universidade de Aveiro, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 343 - 348, September, 1995 | BibTex

165Papers in Conferences

PMT Tomé, F. M. B. Barradas, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Compensation of the Pulse-to-Pulse Instability of GaN HEMT-Based Power Amplifiers, IEEE International Microwave Symposium IMS, Boston, United States, Vol., pp. 408 - 411, June, 2019,
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L. C. Nunes, F. M. B. Barradas, D. Barros, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Current Mode Outphasing Power Amplifier, IEEE International Microwave Symposium IMS, Boston, United States, Vol., pp. -, June, 2019 | BibTex
D. Barros, L. C. Nunes, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Impact of the Input Baseband Impedance on the Instantaneous Bandwidth of Wideband Power Amplifiers, IEEE International Microwave Symposium IMS, Boston, United States, Vol., pp. -, June, 2019 | BibTex
J. Gomes, L. C. Nunes, C. Gonçalves, J. C. Pedro, Deep-Level Traps’ Capture Time Constant and its Impact on Nonlinear GaN HEMT Modeling, International Workshop on Integrated Nonlinear Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Circuits - INMMIC, Brive-la-Gaillarde, France, Vol., pp. -, July, 2018 | BibTex
L. C. Nunes, D. Barros, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Efficiency Degradation in Wideband Power Amplifiers, IEEE International Microwave Symposium IMS, Philadelphia, United States, Vol., pp. -, June, 2018 | BibTex
L. C. Nunes, J. Gomes, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, A Simple Method to Extract Trapping Time Constants of GaN HEMTs, IEEE International Microwave Symposium IMS, Philadelphia, United States, Vol., pp. -, June, 2018 | BibTex
F. M. B. Barradas, T.R. Cunha, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Magnetless RF Isolator Design Using Grounded Transistors, IEEE International Microwave Symposium IMS, Philadelphia, United States, Vol., pp. -, June, 2018 | BibTex
C. Gonçalves, P. M. Cabral, L. C. Nunes, J. C. Pedro, Conservative Current and Charge Data Extracted from Pulsed S-Parameter Measurements for GaN HEMT PA Design, IEEE International Symp. on Microwave Theory and Tech., Hawaii, United States, Vol., pp. -, June, 2017 | BibTex
F. M. B. Barradas, T.R. Cunha, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Modeling PA linearity and efficiency in MIMO transmitters, IEEE International Microwave Symposium IMS, Honolulu, United States, Vol., pp. -, June, 2017,
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F. M. B. Barradas, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Setup and Calibration Procedure for LPE PA Characterization with Synchronous Input-Output Excitations, ARFTG Conf., Honolulu, United States, Vol., pp. -, June, 2017,
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J C Cai, J. B. King, J. C. Pedro, A new nonlinear behavioral modeling technique for RF power transistors based on Bayesian inference, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Honolulu, United States, Vol., pp. 624 - 626, June, 2017 | BibTex
F. M. B. Barradas, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Digital predistortion of RF PAs for MIMO transmitters based on the equivalent load, International Workshop on Integrated Nonlinear Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Circuits - INMMIC, Graz, Austria, Vol., pp. -, May, 2017,
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F. M. B. Barradas, P.M.L. Lavrador, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Using statistical information for fast static DPD of RF PAs, IEEE Topical Conf. on RF Power Amplifiers for Radio and Wireless Applications - PAWR, Phoenix, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 3, January, 2017,
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T.R. Cunha, F. M. B. Barradas, J. C. Pedro, The two-tone model for power amplifier modeling, European Microwave Week/European Microwave Conf., London, United Kingdom, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, October, 2016 | BibTex
F. M. B. Barradas, P.M.L. Lavrador, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Characterizing direct and cross memory in RF nonlinear systems using simple two tone measurements, European Microwave Week/European Microwave Conf., London, United Kingdom, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 3, October, 2016,
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J. C. Pedro, Investigation of AM-AM performance in CMOS digital power amplifiers, International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems ISWCS, Poznan, Poland, Vol., pp. 528 - 532, September, 2016 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, L. C. Nunes, J. C. Pedro, High Power Wireless Applications of Si and GaN Devices, Workshop on Compound Semiconductor Devices and Integrated Circuits held in Europe WOCSDICE, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. .., pp. .. - .., June, 2016 | BibTex
L. C. Nunes, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, AM/PM distortion physical origins in Si LDMOS Doherty power amplifiers, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., San Francisco, United States, Vol., pp. -, May, 2016 | BibTex
L. C. Nunes, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Impact of Trapping Effects on GaN HEMT Based Doherty PA Load-Pull Ratios, International Workshop on Integrated Nonlinear Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Circuits - INMMIC, Taormina, Italy, Vol., pp. -, October, 2015 | BibTex
H. Z. Zargar, A. B. Banai, J. C. Pedro, DIDO Behavioral Model Extraction Setup Using Uncorrelated Envelope Signals, European Microwave Conf. - EMC, Paris, France, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, September, 2015,
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L. N. Nunes, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, LUT Based Behavioral Model for Doherty Power Amplifier Design, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. .., pp. .. - .., September, 2015 | BibTex
JPFG Gonçalves, P.M.L. Lavrador, F. P. Guiomar, A. N. Pinto, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Nonlinear Behavioral Modeling Equalization Techniques for Optical Transmission Systems, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 3, September, 2015,
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F. M. B. Barradas, P.M.L. Lavrador, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Reducing model extraction complexity using cascaded predistortion, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 3, September, 2015,
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F. M. B. Barradas, P.M.L. Lavrador, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, RF PA modeling with one chirp measurement, European Microwave Week/European Microwave Conf., Paris, France, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, September, 2015,
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L. C. Nunes, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, LUT Based Behavioral Model for Doherty Power Amplifier Design, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol., pp. -, September, 2015 | BibTex
RK Kailasam, L. Alves, J. C. Mendes, J. C. Pedro, On the Usage of Harmonic Balance to Simulate Memristive Devices and Circuits, European Conference on Circuit Theory and Design, Trondheim, Norway, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, August, 2015,
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L. Alves, W. Dghais Dghais, J. C. Mendes, J. Rodriguez, J. C. Pedro, Memristor State-Space Embedding, European Conference on Circuit Theory and Design, Trondheim, Norway, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, August, 2015,
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L. N. Nunes, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, A New Nonlinear Model Extraction Methodology for GaN HEMTs Subject to Trapping Effects, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Phoenix, United States, Vol. .., pp. .. - .., June, 2015 | BibTex
T.R. Cunha, F. M. B. Barradas, J. C. Pedro, DPD tuning with frequency selective distortion minimization, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Phoenix, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 2, May, 2015 | BibTex
L. C. Nunes, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, A New Nonlinear Model Extraction Methodology for GaN HEMTs Subject to Trapping Effects, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Phoenix, United States, Vol., pp. -, May, 2015 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, L. C. Nunes, P. M. Cabral, Soft compression and the origins of nonlinear behavior of GaN HEMTs, European Microwave Conf. - EMC, Roma, Italy, Vol. 1, pp. 1297 - 1300, October, 2014,
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L. N. Nunes, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, AM/PM Distortion in GaN HEMT Doherty Power Amplifiers, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Tampa Bay, United States, Vol. .., pp. .. - .., June, 2014 | BibTex
F. M. B. Barradas, T.R. Cunha, P.M.L. Lavrador, J. C. Pedro, Higher locality non-linear basis functions of Volterra series based models to improve extraction conditioning, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Tampa FL, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, June, 2014 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, L. C. Nunes, Efficiency dependence on the load-pull ratio of a Doherty PA, IEEE International Symp. on Microwave Theory and Tech., Seatle, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, June, 2014,
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L. C. Nunes, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, AM/PM Distortion in GaN Doherty Power Amplifiers, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Tampa, United States, Vol., pp. -, June, 2014 | BibTex
L. N. Nunes, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Study of the GaN HEMT Doherty Power Amplifier Distortion, Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, leuven, Belgium, Vol. .., pp. .. - .., April, 2014 | BibTex
M. D. Duarte, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Modeling Efficiency of Carrier Amplitude Burst Wireless Transmitter Systems, Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Leuven, Belgium, Vol. .., pp. .. - .., April, 2014 | BibTex
F. M. B. Barradas, T.R. Cunha, P.M.L. Lavrador, J. C. Pedro, Using spline basis functions in Volterra series based models, International Workshop on Integrated Nonlinear Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Circuits - INMMIC, Leuven, Belgium, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 3, April, 2014 | BibTex
L. C. Nunes, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Study of the GaN HEMT Doherty Power Amplifier Distortion, International Workshop on Integrated Nonlinear Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Circuits - INMMIC, Leuven, Belgium, Vol., pp. -, April, 2014 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, L. C. Nunes, A Single-Ended Power Amplifier Behavioral Model for AM/AM and AM/PM Predictions, IEEE Topical Conf. on RF Power Amplifiers for Radio and Wireless Applications - PAWR, Newport Beach, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 79 - 81, January, 2014,
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H. Teixeira, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Large signal characterization of high speed digital buffers for signal integrity analysis of software-defined-radio applications, European Microwave Week/European Microwave Conf., Nuremberg, Germany, Vol. 1, pp. 979 - 982, October, 2013 | BibTex
, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, A Physical Model of Power Amplifiers’ AM/AM and AM/PM Distortions and Their Internal Relationship, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Seattle, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, June, 2013 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, L. C. Nunes, P.M.L. Lavrador, A New Large-Signal Intermodulation and Spurious Analysis Tool, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Seattle, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, June, 2013 | BibTex
S.P. Pires, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, RF Carrier Phase-Burst Transmitter, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Seattle, United States, Vol. 0, pp. 1 - 4, June, 2013 | BibTex
L. C. Nunes, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, A Physical Model of Power Amplifiers’ AM/AM and AM/PM Distortions and Their Internal Relationship, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Seatle, United States, Vol., pp. -, June, 2013 | BibTex
W. Dghais Dghais, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Behavioral Modeling Approaches for Digital I/O Buffers, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Castelo Branco, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 155 - 156, May, 2013 | BibTex
M. J. D. Duarte, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Analysis and design of a limit-cycle amplifier taking into account the propagation delay of the relay, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Castelo Branco, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 85 - 88, May, 2013,
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F. M. B. Barradas, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, A new model for the description of small- and large-signal behaviour of parametric amplifiers, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Castelo Bramco, Portugal, Vol. .., pp. .. - .., May, 2013 | BibTex
L. N. Nunes, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, A large-signal physical model of the AM/PM characteristic of a RF power amplifier, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Castelo Bramco, Portugal, Vol. .., pp. .. - .., May, 2013 | BibTex
S.P. Pires, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, High-Efficiency RF Transmitters: RF Carrier Amplitude-Burst, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Castelo Branco, Portugal, Vol. 0, pp. 1 - 4, May, 2013 | BibTex
L. C. Nunes, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, A large-signal physical model of the AM/PM characteristic of a RF power amplifier, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Castelo Branco, Portugal, Vol., pp. -, May, 2013 | BibTex
S.P. Pires, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Impact of the Amplifier-BandPass Reconstruction Filter Interaction on the Linearity of Carrier Amplitude-Burst Transmitters, IEEE Wireless and Microwave Technology Conf. - WAMICON, Florida, United States, Vol. 0, pp. 1 - 4, April, 2013 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, A Glimpse on Behavioral Modeling Technology for Microwave Transistors, IEEE Wireless and Microwave Technology Conf. - WAMICON, Orlando, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, April, 2013 | BibTex
J. F. Oliveira, J. C. Pedro, An Innovative Algorithm for Circumventing Numerical Stiffness in Time-Domain Simulation of Strongly Nonlinear Multirate RF Circuits, European Microwave Integrated Circuits - EuMIC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, October, 2012 | BibTex
W. Dghais Dghais, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, A mixed-domain behavioral model’s extraction for digital I/O buffers, IEEE Conf. on Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging and Systems - EPEPS, Tempe, Arizona, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, October, 2012 | BibTex
M. J. D. Duarte, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Bandwidth Improvement of a Limit-Cycle Amplifier Using a Novel Hysteretic Relay, Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Dublin, Ireland, Vol. .., pp. .. - .., September, 2012 | BibTex
S.P. Pires, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, A carrier-burst transmitter implementation: Design of bandpass filter and amplifier-BPF connection, International Workshop on Integrated Nonlinear Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Circuits - INMMIC, Dublin, Ireland, Vol. 0, pp. 1 - 3, September, 2012,
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J. C. Pedro, P. M. Cabral, T.R. Cunha, P.M.L. Lavrador, A New Power Amplifier Behavioral Model for Simultaneous Linearity and Efficiency Calculations, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Quebec, Canada, Vol. 1, pp. 00 - 00, June, 2012,
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W. Dghais Dghais, H. Teixeira, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Efficient table-based I-Q behavioral model for high-speed digital buffers/drivers, IEEE Workshop on Signal Propagation on Interconnects - SPI, Sorrento, Italy, Vol. 1, pp. 95 - 96, May, 2012 | BibTex
E. Gonçalves Lima, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, PM-AM/PM-PM distortions in wireless transmitter behavioral modeling, IEEE International Symp. on Microwave Theory and Tech., Baltimore, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, June, 2011 | BibTex
T.R. Cunha, P.M.L. Lavrador, E. Gonçalves Lima, J. C. Pedro, Rational function-based model with memory for power amplifier behavioral modeling, Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Wien, Austria, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, April, 2011 | BibTex
J. F. Oliveira, J. C. Pedro, Advanced time-domain techniques for strongly nonlinear RF circuit simulation, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, April, 2011 | BibTex
R. Marante, J. A. Garcia, L. C. Cabria, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Nonlinear Characterization Techniques for Improving Accuracy of GaN HEMT Model Predictions in RF Power Amplifiers, IEEE International Symp. on Microwave Theory and Tech., Anaheim, United States, Vol. .., pp. 1680 - 1683, June, 2010 | BibTex
J. F. Oliveira, J. C. Pedro, A new mixed time-frequency simulation method for nonlinear heterogeneous multirate RF Circuits, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Anaheim, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 48 - 51, May, 2010 | BibTex
T.R. Cunha, E. Gonçalves Lima, J. C. Pedro, A Polar-oriented Volterra Model for Power Amplifier Characterization, IEEE International Symp. on Microwave Theory and Tech., Anaheim, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 556 - 559, May, 2010 | BibTex
P.M.L. Lavrador, J. C. Pedro, A Volterra Series Model for the System Level Simulation of a Wide Range of Wireless RF Blocks, Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Goteborg, Sweden, Vol., pp. -, April, 2010,
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J. F. Oliveira, J. C. Pedro, An innovative time-domain simulation method for multirate RF circuit simulation, Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Goteborg, Sweden, Vol. 1, pp. 132 - 135, April, 2010 | BibTex
T.R. Cunha, E. Gonçalves Lima, H. Teixeira, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, A new predistorter model based on power amplifier physical knowledge, Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Gothenburg, Sweden, Vol. 1, pp. 140 - 143, April, 2010 | BibTex
T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Behavioural model for high-speed digital buffer-driver, Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Gothenburg, Sweden, Vol. 1, pp. 110 - 113, April, 2010 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, F. Rodrigues, L. C. Cabria, J. A. Garcia, J. C. Pedro, Speed Requirements of Supply Modulators used in Polar Architectures, Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Goteborg, Sweden, Vol. .., pp. 71 - 74, April, 2010 | BibTex
R. Marante, L. C. Cabria, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, J. A. Garcia, Temperature Dependent Memory Effects on a Drain Modulated GaN HEMT Power Amplifier, Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Goteborg, Sweden, Vol. .., pp. 75 - 78, April, 2010 | BibTex
W. Dghais Dghais, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Behavioural model for high-speed digital buffer-driver, Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Gothenburg, Sweden, Vol. 1, pp. 110 - 113, April, 2010 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, L. C. Cabria, J. A. Garcia, J. C. Pedro, Polar Transmitter Architecture Used in a Software Defined Radio Context, IEEE International Microwave Workshop Series on ''RF Front-ends for Software Defined and Cognitive Radio Solutions'' - IMWS, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. .., pp. .. - .., February, 2010 | BibTex
L. C. Cabria, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, J. A. Garcia, A Class E Power Amplifier Design for Drain Modulation under a High PAPR WiMAX Signal, IEEE International Microwave Workshop Series on ''RF Front-ends for Software Defined and Cognitive Radio Solutions'' - IMWS, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. .., pp. .. - .., February, 2010 | BibTex
L. C. Cabria, P. M. Cabral, J. A. Garcia, J. C. Pedro, Predistorsión Digital Selectiva en Transmisores Polares, Simposium Nacional de la URSI, Santander, Spain, Vol. CDROM, pp. .. - .., September, 2009 | BibTex
R. Marante, J. A. Garcia, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Distorsión No lineal en un Transmisor Polar debida a la Característica Ron(VDD) del Dispositivo GaN HEMT, Simposium Nacional de la URSI, Santander, Spain, Vol. CDROM, pp. .. - .., September, 2009 | BibTex
E. Gonçalves Lima, T.R. Cunha, H. Teixeira, M. Pirola, J. C. Pedro, Base-Band Derived Volterra Series for Power Amplifier Modeling, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Boston, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1361 - 1364, June, 2009 | BibTex
L. C. Cabria, J. A. Garcia, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Taking Advantage of the Envelope Statistics on a Polar Transmitter Design, IST Mobile and Wireless Communications Summit, Santander, Spain, Vol. CDROM, pp. .. - .., June, 2009 | BibTex
I. S. Stievano, I. Maio, L. Rigazio, F. Canavero, R. Izzi, A. Girardi, T. Lessio, T.R. Cunha, H. Teixeira, J. C. Pedro, Characterization and modeling of the power delivery networks of memory chips, IEEE Workshop on Signal Propagation on Interconnects - SPI, Strasbourg, France, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, May, 2009 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, L. C. Cabria, J. A. Garcia, J. C. Pedro, Polar Transmitter Pre-Distortion Technique Validated with 2.5G Mobile Communication Signals, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, Vol. .., pp. 85 - 88, May, 2009 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Bandwidth Requirements of Envelope Amplifiers for Polar Transmitters, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, Vol. .., pp. 97 - 100, May, 2009 | BibTex
P.M.L. Lavrador, J. C. Pedro, Validation of a Behavioral Model based on Volterra Series with coefficients determined orthogonally, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Feira, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. -- - --, May, 2009,
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L. C. Cabria, P. M. Cabral, J. A. Garcia, J. C. Pedro, Linearization of a Polar Transmitter for EDGE applications, Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Malaga, Spain, Vol. .., pp. 115 - 118, November, 2008 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, R. Marante, J. A. Garcia, J. C. Pedro, Impact of the ON Resistance Dependence with VDD on Polar Transmitter Residual Distortion, Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Malaga, Spain, Vol. .., pp. 123 - 126, November, 2008 | BibTex
J. F. Oliveira, J. C. Pedro, An innovative time-domain simulation technique for strongly nonlinear heterogeneous RF circuits operating in diverse time scales, European Microwave Conf. - EMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Vol. 1, pp. 1557 - 1560, October, 2008 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, J. A. Garcia, L. C. Cabria, A Linearized Polar Transmitter for Wireless Applications, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Atlanta, United States, Vol. .., pp. 935 - 938, June, 2008 | BibTex
T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, E. Gonçalves Lima, Low-pass equivalent feedback topology for power amplifier modeling, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Atlanta, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1445 - 1448, June, 2008 | BibTex
A. Girardi, A. Conci, R. Izzi, T. Lessio, F. Canavero, I. S. Stievano, D. Hardisty, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, et. al., MOCHA, MOdelling and CHAracterization for SiP – Signal and Power Integrity Analysis, IEEE Workshop on Signal Propagation on Interconnects - SPI, Avignon, France, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 2, May, 2008 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, J. A. Garcia, Intermodulation Distortion in Polar Transmitters, International Symp. on Microwave and Optical Technology - ISMOT, Rome, Italy, Vol. .., pp. 299 - 302, December, 2007 | BibTex
J. A. Garcia, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Characterizing the Vdd-to-AM and Vdd-to-PM Nonlinearities in a GaN HEMT Class E Power Amplifier, International Symp. on Microwave and Optical Technology - ISMOT, Rome, Italy, Vol. .., pp. 375 - 378, December, 2007 | BibTex
J. A. Garcia, J. C. Pedro, P. M. Cabral, C. Fager, A. Zhu, Nonideality Sources and Implementation Considerations in Polar Transmitters, Target Days, Rome, Italy, Vol. .., pp. 47 - 51, December, 2007 | BibTex
H. Teixeira, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Volterra Predistorter Model for RF Power Amplifiers, International Symp. on Microwave and Optical Technology - ISMOT, Monte Porzio Catone, Italy, Vol. -, pp. - - -, December, 2007 | BibTex
C. Fager, P.M.L. Lavrador, A. Zhu, J. C. Pedro, System Level Modelling of RF Power Amplifiers Based on Large-Signal Measurements, European Microwave Conf. - EMC, Munich, Germany, Vol. 1, pp. 131 - 134, October, 2007 | BibTex
J. F. Oliveira, J. C. Pedro, A new time-domain simulation method for highly heterogeneous RF circuits, European Microwave Conf. - EMC, Munich, Germany, Vol. 1, pp. 1161 - 1164, October, 2007 | BibTex
T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, P. M. Cabral, A. Zhu, General nonlinear feed-forward RF model for power amplifiers, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Honolulu, United States, Vol., pp. 2027 - 2030, June, 2007 | BibTex
T.R. Cunha, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Power amplifier feed-forward model derived from physical behavior, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Peniche, Portugal, Vol., pp. -, May, 2007 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, P. M. Cabral, J. A. Garcia, Nonlinear Distortion Analysis of Polar Transmitters, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Honolulu, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 957 - 960, May, 2007 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, GaN Model Robustness from an IMD point of view, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Peniche, Portugal, Vol. .., pp. 177 - 180, May, 2007 | BibTex
L. C. Cabria, J. A. Garcia, T.R. Cunha, A. Mediavilla, J. C. Pedro, Impact of PA Long Term Memory Effects in Spatial Derivative Superposition Systems, Target Days, Rome, Italy, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, October, 2006 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, P.M.L. Lavrador, J. C. Pedro, A Frequency Domain Extraction Procedure of Low-Pass Equivalent Behavioural Models of Microwave PAs, European Microwave Conf. - EMC, Manchester, United Kingdom, Vol. 1, pp. 253 - 256, September, 2006 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, Envelope Time Domain Characterization of Microwave Power Amplifiers, Mediterranean Microwave Symp. - MMS, Genova, Italy, Vol. .., pp. 383 - 386, September, 2006 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, P.M.L. Lavrador, N.B.C. Carvalho, A Formal Procedure for Microwave Power Amplifier Behavioral Modeling, IEEE International Symp. on Microwave Theory and Tech., San Francisco, United States, Vol. 2, pp. 848 - 851, June, 2006 | BibTex
J. P. M. Martins, N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, A Figure of Merit for the Evaluation of Long Term Memory Effects in RF Power Amplifiers, IEEE International Symp. on Microwave Theory and Tech., San Francisco, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1109 - 1112, June, 2006 | BibTex
J. P. M. Martins, N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Nonlinear Microwave System Characterization Based on Higher Order Statistics, ARFTG Conf., San Francisco, United States, Vol. 1, pp. ? - ?, June, 2006 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Modeling Strategies and Characterization Techniques for Microwave GaN Power Amplifiers, ESA Microwave Technology and Techniques Workshop: Enabling Future Space Systems, Noordwijk, Netherlands, Vol. 0, pp. 0 - 0, May, 2006 | BibTex
J. P. M. Martins, N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Practical Higher Order Statistics Signal Characterization, Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. ? - ?, January, 2006 | BibTex
T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, Short and Long-Term Memory Modelling via Generic FIR Filtering, Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 146 - 149, January, 2006 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, Bias Networks Impact on the Dynamic AM/AM Contours in Microwave Power Amplifiers, Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. .., pp. .. - .., January, 2006 | BibTex
P.M.L. Lavrador, J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, A new method for the orthogonal extraction of the Volterra series coefficients, Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 138 - 141, January, 2006 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, Dynamic AM-AM and AM-PM Behavior in Microwave PA Circuits, Asia Pacific Microwave Conf. - APMC, Suzhou, China, Vol. 4, pp. 2386 - 2389, December, 2005 | BibTex
J. P. M. Martins, N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Practical Multitone Amplitude and Phase Characterization, Asia Pacific Microwave Conf. - APMC, suzhou, China, Vol. 5, pp. 3055 - 3058, December, 2005 | BibTex
P.M.L. Lavrador, J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, A new Volterra series based orthogonal behavioral model for power amplifiers, Asia Pacific Microwave Conf. - APMC, Suzhou, China, Vol. 1, pp. - - -, December, 2005 | BibTex
P.M.L. Lavrador, J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, A New Nonlinear Behavioral Model Extracted Orthogonally, Conf. on Design of Circuits and Integrated Systems, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, November, 2005 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, Extraction Procedure and Validation of a Large-Signal Model for GaN HEMTs, Conf. on Design of Circuits and Integrated Systems, Lisboa, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, November, 2005 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Laboratory generation of multi-sines with pre-described statistics, European Microwave Conf. - EMC, Paris, France, Vol. 2, pp. - - -, October, 2005 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, J. P. M. Martins, P. M. Cabral, New Method for Phase Characterization of Nonlinear Distortion Products, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Long Beach, United States, Vol. CDROM, pp. 971 - 974, June, 2005 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, Inferring Nonlinear Distortion Performance of Power Amplifiers Subject to Telecommunications Signals from Two-Tone Measurements, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Long Beach, United States, Vol. CDROM, pp. 817 - 820, June, 2005 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Simulation of Nonlinear RF Circuits Driven By Multi-carrier Modulated Signals, IEEE International Symp. on Microwave Theory and Tech., Long Beach, United States, Vol., pp. 1 - 2, June, 2005 | BibTex
C. Fager, J. C. Pedro, K. Andersson, A General Procedure for Extraction of Bias Dependent Dynamic Self Heating Model Parameters, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Long Beach, United States, Vol. CDROM, pp. 1159 - 1162, June, 2005 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, Nonlinear System Identification Activities Carried Out by the Microwaves/RF Electronics Group of IT – University of Aveiro, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Tomar, Portugal, Vol. CDROM, pp. 0 - 0, April, 2005 | BibTex
P.M.L. Lavrador, J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, A New Nonlinear Quasi-Orthogonal Model Extracted in the Frequency Domain, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Tomar, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, April, 2005 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, Novel Explanation for Low Frequency High Linearity Characteristics on BJTs, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Tomar, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, April, 2005 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, Higly Linear GaN class AB power amplifier design, Asia Pacific Microwave Conf. - APMC, New Delhi, India, Vol., pp. -, December, 2004 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, J. A. Garcia, Designing Highly-Linear Microwave Power Amplifiers Based on Large-Signal IMD Sweet-Spots, Asia Pacific Microwave Conf. - APMC, Delhi, India, Vol. CDROM, pp. -, December, 2004 | BibTex
J. P. M. Martins, N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Automatic Phase and Amplitude Characterization, Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Rome, Italy, Vol. 1, pp. ? - ?, December, 2004 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, Modeling AM/AM and AM/PM conversions in microwave power amplifier circuits, Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Rome, Italy, Vol., pp. 139 - 142, November, 2004 | BibTex
C. Gómez, J. A. Garcia, J. C. Pedro, Describing Anomalous IMD in FETs Through an Appropriate Output Conductance Dispersion Modeling, Integrated Non-linear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits Conf. - INMMIC, Rome, Italy, Vol., pp. 0 - 0, November, 2004 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, Nonlinear model with AM/AM, AM/PM and IMD prediction capabilities for GaN HEMTs, International Workshop on Electronics and System Analysis - IWESA, Bilbao, Spain, Vol., pp. -, October, 2004 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, Behavioural Modelling and Simulation of Microwave/Wireless Circuits and Sub-Systems, International Workshop on Electronics and System Analysis - IWESA, Bilbao, Spain, Vol. 1, pp. 11 - 14, October, 2004 | BibTex
P. Colantonio, J. A. Garcia, F. Giannini, E. Limiti, E. Malaver, J. C. Pedro, High Linearity and Efficiency Microwave PAs, Gallium Arsenide Applications Symp. - GAAS, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Vol. 1, pp. 183 - 186, October, 2004 | BibTex
C. Gómez, J. A. Garcia, J. C. Pedro, IMD Sweet-spot Control on Junction FET Devices, Gallium Arsenide Applications Symp. - GAAS, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Vol. 1, pp. 561 - 564, October, 2004 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, New Nonlinear Device Model for Microwave Power GaN HEMTs, IEEE International Symp. on Microwave Theory and Tech., Fort Worth, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 51 - 54, June, 2004 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Nonlinear Simulation of Mixers for Assessing System-Level Performance, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Forth Worth, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, June, 2004 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, Designing Band-Pass Multisine Excitations for Microwave Behavioral Model Identification, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Fort Worth, United States, Vol. 0, pp. 791 - 794, June, 2004 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, Nonlinear Behavioral Modeling of Microwave Systems – An Overview, ARFTG Conf., Boulder, United States, Vol. 62nd ARFTG Conf. Workshop CDROM, pp. - - -, December, 2003 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, Statistics of Microwave Signals and Their Impact on the Response of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems, ARFTG Conf., Boulder, United States, Vol. 62nd ARFTG Conference Dig., pp. 143 - 153, December, 2003 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, An Integrated View of Nonlinear Distortion Phenomena in Various Power Amplifier Technologies, European Microwave Conf. - EMC, Munique, Germany, Vol. -, pp. 69 - 73, October, 2003 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, P.M.L. Lavrador, Modeling Nonlinear Behavior of Band-Pass Memoryless and Dynamic Systems, IEEE International Symp. on Microwave Theory and Tech., Philadelphia, United States, Vol. CD-ROM, pp. ---- - ----, June, 2003 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, A Novel Simplified Analysis of Intermodulation Distortion in Diode Mixers, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. ---, pp. 523 - 526, June, 2003 | BibTex
P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, A Repeater Prototype for the UMTS Network Radio Sub-System, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. 277 - 280, June, 2003 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, Mixed Time and Frequency Domain Behavioral Modeling and Simulation, Workshop on Fundamentals of Nonlinear Behavioral Modeling, Philadelphia, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, June, 2003 | BibTex
J. P. M. Martins, N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Post-Distortion Linearising Technique Applied to Mixers, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 111 - 114, June, 2003 | BibTex
P.M.L. Lavrador, N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Noise and distortion figure - an extension of noise figure definition for nonlinear devices, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Philadelphia, United States, Vol. 3, pp. 2137 - 2140, June, 2003 | BibTex
P.M.L. Lavrador, J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, Underlying Linear System Identification of Memoryless and Dynamic Nonlinear Systems, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, June, 2003 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, N.B.C. Carvalho, Simulation of RF Circuits Driven by Modulated Signals Without Bandwidth Constraints, IEEE International Symp. on Microwave Theory and Tech., Seattle, United States, Vol. 3, pp. 2173 - 2176, June, 2002 | BibTex
J. C. Pedro, Uncertainty Estimation and Optimal Extraction of Extrinsic FET Small Signal Model Parameters, IEEE International Symp. on Microwave Theory and Tech., Seattle, United States, Vol. 2, pp. 729 - 732, June, 2002 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Intermodulation Distortion in LDMOS Transistor Amplifiers, IEEE International Symp. on Microwave Theory and Tech., Seattle, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, June, 2002 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Novel Artificial Frequency Mapping Techniques for Multi-tone Simulation of Mixers, IEEE International Symp. on Microwave Theory and Tech., Phoenix, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, May, 2001 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, A Novel Measurement Standard for Nonlinear In-Band Distortion Characterization, ARFTG Conf., Phoenix, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, May, 2001 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, A Si LDMOS-Based UHF Power Amplifier, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, April, 2001 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Multitone Simulation of Mixers, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, April, 2001 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Two-Tone IMD Assymetry in Microwave Power Amplifiers, IEEE International Symp. on Microwave Theory and Tech., Boston, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, June, 2000 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, State-of-the-Art Simulation of Microwave Amplifier's Nonlinear Distortion, ARFTG Conf., Malaga, Spain, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, December, 1999 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Multi-Tone Intermodulation Distortion Performance of 3rd Order Microwave Circuits, IEEE International Symp. on Microwave Theory and Tech., Anaheim, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 763 - 766, June, 1999 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Large Signal IMD Sweet Spots in Microwave Power Amplifiers, IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Anaheim, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 517 - 520, June, 1999 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Gain Compression or Expansion, Distortion and Other Large Signal Power Amplifier Related Phenomena, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Sesimbra, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 515 - 518, April, 1999 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, A New Active Device Model Approximation Suitable for a Nonlinear Frequency Domain Simulator, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Sesimbra, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 187 - 190, April, 1999 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Non-Linear Circuit Simulation of Complex Spectra in the Frequency Domain, IEEE International Conf. on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, Lisboa, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 129 - 132, September, 1998 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, A Fast Spectral Balance Method for Non-linear Circuit Simulation in the Frequency Domain, USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Bilbao, Spain, Vol. 1, pp. 587 - 590, June, 1998 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Simulation of Multi-Tone IMD Distortion and Spectral Regrowth Using Spectral Balance, IEEE International Symp. on Microwave Theory and Tech., Baltimore, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 729 - 732, June, 1998 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Simulating Strong Nonlinear Microwave Circuits Driven By a Large Number of Input Tones, European Microwave Conf. - EMC, Jerusalem, Israel, Vol. 27, pp. 820 - 825, September, 1997 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Contribución de la No Linealidad Ids(Vgs,Vds) a la Distorsión de Intermodulación en Transistores MESFETs y HEMTs, USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Bilbao, Spain, Vol. 1, pp. 15 - 18, September, 1997 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Simulação de Circuitos Não-Lineares para Aplicação em Comunicações Móveis, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 123 - 126, April, 1997 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Simulação da Resposta Estacionária de Circuitos Não-Lineares de Rádio-Frequência - Estado da Arte 1996 -, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 127 - 130, April, 1997 | BibTex
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Prediction of PLL Frequency Discriminator Non-Linear Distortion Using the Volterra Series Approach, IEEE International Symp. on Circuits and Systems - ISCAS, Atlanta, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 229 - 232, May, 1996 | BibTex

Patents

1Patents

N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, SISTEMA DE MEDIDA DE DISTORÇÃO NÃO LINEAR CO-CANAL, 102521, -1, (status pending)

Projects

Currently running projects4

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
OMIMO	Transmissor MIMO Otimizado para Sistemas 5G	FCT	01-10-2018	30-09-2021
ORCIP	Optical Radio Convergence Infrastructure for Communications and Power Delivering	PO Centro	01-05-2017	30-04-2029
TUPP	Modeling of Power Amplifier Devices	Huawei Technologies Sweden	01-01-2018	01-12-2020
XiongJi	Wideband Power Amplifier Design Methodologies	Huawei Technologies Sweden	01-06-2019	30-06-2023

Closed Projects17

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
AME	Advanced Microelectronics Engineering	ICEP	01-10-2002	22-10-2003
CoLTeMEPAI	Compensation of Long Term Memory Effects in Power Amplifier Intermodulation Distortion	FCT/POSC	01-03-2005	28-02-2008
Digital_PAs	Digital_PAs - Digital RF Power Amplifiers for Wireless Applications	FCT/PTDC	01-01-2009	01-06-2012
DIPPAL	Digital Predistortion for Power Amplifier Linearization	IT/LA	01-01-2009	01-12-2010
HLPA2MIMO	Highly Linear Power Amplifier for Massive MIMO	Ampleon	01-07-2016	01-06-2020
LDMOSCA	Low Distortion RF MOS Circuits Advances	FCT/POCTI	01-01-2001	31-12-2002
Lin5GPA	Power Amplifier Linearization for 5G	FCT/PTDC	01-05-2016	01-04-2018
MEGaN	Model Extraction of GaN Transistors	FCT/POCTI	01-01-2004	31-12-2005
MOCHA	MOCHA - MOdelling and CHAracterization for SiP Signal and Power Integrity Analysis	EU/FP7	01-01-2008	01-03-2010
ModEx	Behavioral Model Extractor	IT/LA	01-07-2005	30-06-2007
OALMT	Optimização de Amplificadores Linearizados em Presença de Sinais Reais Multi-Tom	CRUP	01-01-2003	31-12-2004
OPAMS	Optimum Power Amplifiers for Modulated Signals	FCT/POCTI	01-07-2002	30-06-2004
ROOSTER	Rooster - Solutions to Optimize Efficiency-Linearity in High Power Multi-Band MISO Power Amplifiers	Huawei Technologies Sweden	01-07-2016	01-06-2018
SOPAS	Self-Oscillating Radio Frequency Power Amplifiers	FCT/PTDC	01-02-2011	01-05-2013
SWIPA	Switching Mode Power Amplifiers for Wireless Communications	IT/LA	01-11-2008	01-11-2010
TARGET	Top Amplifier Research Group in an European Team	EU	01-01-2004	31-12-2006
VADONetC	Simplified Volterra analysis for dynamical optical networks compensation	IT/LA	01-06-2014	01-05-2016

Other Scientific Achievements

8Awards

J. C. Pedro, Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, José Carlos Pedro was named as the next Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, the most reputed journal of RF and microwave technology, for the term 2017-2019., 01-05-2016
J. C. Pedro, IEEE MTT-S Distinguished Educator Award, José Carlos Pedro was awarded with the 2016 IEEE MTT-S Distinguished Educator Award, 01-05-2016
J. C. Pedro, T.R. Cunha, P. M. Cabral, P.M.L. Lavrador, Annual Collaboration Team Award, O Projecto de Investigação com a empresa Huawei Technologies Sweden, AB., foi agraciado com o Prémio “Annual Collaboration Team Award” atribuído pela multinacional chinesa Huawei Technologies, Co. Ltd., 01-12-2015
H. Z. Zargar, A. B. Banai, J. C. Pedro, EuMC Microwave Prize 2015, The European Microwave Conference Microwave Prize is attributed to one paper presented at the EuMC Conference, has a value of 5,000€, and is sponsored by the European Microwave Association., 01-09-2015
J. C. Pedro, IEEE Distinguished Microwave Lecturer for the Period 2014 to 2016, José Carlos Pedro was nominated IEEE Distinguished Microwave Lecturer for the Period 2014 to 2016 when he went several academic and industry institutions around the world and delivered nearly 30 talks., 01-05-2013
J. C. Pedro, IEEE Fellow Member, In January 2007 he was elected, by the Board of Directors of the IEEE, IEEE Fellow Member for his outstanding contributions to nonlinear distortion analysis of microwave devices and circuits., 01-01-2007
J. C. Pedro, C. Fager, P. Linnér, 2002 IEEE MTT-S Student Paper Contest - 1st Prize, Christian Fager, Pos-Graduate Student of Chalmers University, and working for a period at IT-Aveiro received the 1st Prize of the 2002 IEEE MTT-S Student Paper Contest with the paper C. Fager, P. Linnér and J. C. Pedro, “Uncertainty Estimation and Optimal Extraction of Extrinsic FET Small Signal Model Parameters”, 2002 IEEE Intern. Microwave Theory and Tech. Symposium Digest, pp.729-732, Seattle, Jun. 2002, granted by IEEE Microwave Theory and Tech. Society., 05-06-2002
N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, MTT Student Paper Contest (3rd Place), Third place at the Student Paper Contest in the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Symposium, Baltimore, USA, 20-06-1998

1Miscellaneous

N.B.C. Carvalho, J. C. Pedro, Multi-tone Figures of Merit, Version 1, Software Package, Invited Talks, 01-01-2000

13Short Courses and Seminars

L. C. Nunes, F. M. B. Barradas, C. Gonçalves, J. Gomes, PMT Tomé, T.R. Cunha, P. M. Cabral, J. C. Pedro, Long-Term Memory Effects in GaN Devices: From Modeling to Compensation, Spain, 09-2018
F. M. B. Barradas, T.R. Cunha, PMT Tomé, P.M.L. Lavrador, P. M. Cabral, L. C. Nunes, J. C. Pedro, Prediction and Compensation of PA Linearity and Efficiency in MIMO scenarios, Spain, Madrid, 09-2018
F. M. B. Barradas, P. M. Cabral, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, MIMO Transmitter Modeling for Simultaneous Linearity and Efficiency Optimization, United States, 06-2017
F. M. B. Barradas, T.R. Cunha, J. C. Pedro, NVNA Measurements for 5G Active Antenna Array Behavioral Modeling, United States, Honolulu, 06-2017
T.R. Cunha, P. M. Cabral, L. C. Nunes, F. M. B. Barradas, J. C. Pedro, Wideband power amplifier linearization: from active device distortion to DPD compensation, United States, Austin, TX, 01-2016
H. Z. Zargar, J. C. Pedro, A. B. Banai, The Basics of Computer Aided Nonlinear Microwave Circuit Design, France, Paris, 09-2015
J. C. Pedro, The Wonderful World of Nonlinearity: Modeling and Characterization of RF and Microwave Circuits, Peru, 09-2015
J. C. Pedro, The Wonderful World of Nonlinearity: Modeling and Characterization of RF and Microwave Circuits, Brazil, 08-2015
J. C. Pedro, Device Modeling for Nonlinear Circuit Simulation and Microwave Design, United States, Phoenix, 06-2015
J. C. Pedro, The Wonderful World of Nonlinearity: Modeling and Characterization of RF and Microwave Circuits, Taiwan, 01-2015
J. C. Pedro, D. Root, Device Modeling for Nonlinear Circuit Simulation and Microwave Design, United States, Seattle, 06-2013
J. C. Pedro, P. M. Cabral, T.R. Cunha, RF Power Amplifier and Wireless Transmitter Linearity: a Device and System Level Issue, United Kingdom, Manchester, 10-2011
J. C. Pedro, T.R. Cunha, E. Gonçalves Lima, Power Amplifier Behavioral Modeling and Linearizer Identification Methods, United States, Boston, 06-2009

Other Contributions

19Conference Committees

IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Technical Programme Committee, 2017
IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Technical Programme Committee, 2016
IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Technical Programme Committee, 2015
IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Technical Programme Committee, 2014
IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Technical Programme Committee, 2013
IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Technical Programme Committee, 2012
IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Technical Programme Committee, 2010
IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Technical Programme Committee, 2009
IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Technical Programme Committee, 2008
IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Technical Programme Committee, 2007
Integrated Nonlinear Microwave and Millimitre-wave Circuits, Conference Chairman, 2006
Integrated Nonlinear Microwave and Millimitre-wave Circuits, Technical Programme Committee, 2006
IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Technical Programme Committee, 2006
IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Technical Programme Committee, 2005
Integrated Nonlinear Microwave and Millimitre-wave Circuits, Technical Programme Committee, 2004
International Workshop on Electronics and System Analysis, Technical Programme Committee, 2004
IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Technical Programme Committee, 2004
IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Technical Programme Committee, 2003
IEEE International Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Technical Programme Committee, 2002

3Editorial Committees

Editor-in-chief, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 01-11-2017 - 31-12-2019
Editorial Board, IEEE Microwave Magazine, 01-01-2014 - 01-10-2014
Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 01-06-2005 - 01-06-2010

2Refereeing Journals

Intrnl. Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering
2013, 1 review(s); 2010, 1 review(s); 2007, 1 review(s);
IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
2013, 1 review(s); 2010, 1 review(s);

2Refereeing Conferences

European Microwave Conf. - EMC
2010, 1 review(s); 2007, 1 review(s);
IEEE International Symp. on Microwave Theory and Tech.
2010, 1 review(s);

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