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Multi-standard RF front-end is a critical part of legacy and future emerging mobile architectures, where the size, the efficiency, and the integration of the elements in the RF front-end will affect the network key performance indicators (KPIs). This chapter discusses power amplifier design for both handset and base station applications for 5G and beyond. Also, this chapter deals with filter-antenna design for 5G applications that include a synthesis-based approach, differentially driven reconfigurable planar filter-antenna, and an insensitive phased array antenna with air-filled slot-loop resonators.

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This research work has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement Nos. 722424 (SECRET) and 722429 (5GSTEPFWD).

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  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-030-74647-6

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-030-74648-3

  • eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)

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