GPU versus FPGA implementation of a digital predistortion linearizer for wideband radiofrequency power amplifiers

This paper presents and compares the implementation of a digital predistortion (DPD) linearizer for radiofrequency power amplifiers (PAs) considering two different hardware acceleration platforms. Both graphics processing unit (GPU)-based and field programmable gate arrays (FPGA)-based implementatio...

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Autores: Li, Wantao|||0000-0002-2634-6742, Montoro López, Gabriel|||0000-0002-1328-4175, Gilabert Pinal, Pere Lluís|||0000-0001-6183-6977
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/406446
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/406446
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aeue.2023.155040
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Power amplifiers
Power amplifier
Digital predistortion
Linearization
Field programmable gate arrays
Graphics processing unit
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Resumo:This paper presents and compares the implementation of a digital predistortion (DPD) linearizer for radiofrequency power amplifiers (PAs) considering two different hardware acceleration platforms. Both graphics processing unit (GPU)-based and field programmable gate arrays (FPGA)-based implementations of the DPD are capable to meet the high throughput requirements for linearizing the PA with current 5G new radio (NR) wideband signals. A comparison in terms of hardware resources usage, precision, throughput and linearization performance is provided for both GPU and FPGA implementations of a DPD based on the generalized memory polynomial (GMP) behavioral model.