Patent classifications
H03F1/00
Signal amplification using a reference plane with alternating impedance
An electronic structure includes a conductor layer; an insulation layer adjacent to the conductor layer; an Alternating Impedance Electromagnetic Bandgap (AI-EBG) layer adjacent to the conductor layer; and a signal driver, a transmission line, and a destination device overlaid on the AI-EBG layer, such that the AI-EBG layer induces an alternating change to an impedance in the transmission line. The alternating change to the impedance creates a reflection signal to an initial signal on the transmission line, and the reflection signal and the initial signal combine to create an amplified signal.
High efficiency amplification
A radio frequency amplification stage comprising: an amplifier for receiving an input signal to be amplified and a power supply voltage; and a power supply voltage stage for supplying said power supply voltage, comprising: means for providing a reference signal representing the envelope of the input signal; means for selecting one of a plurality of supply voltage levels in dependence on the reference signal; and means for generating an adjusted selected power supply voltage, comprising an ac amplifier for amplifying a difference between the reference signal and one of the selected supply voltage level or the adjusted selected supply voltage level, and a summer for summing the amplified difference with the selected supply voltage to thereby generate the adjusted supply voltage.
High efficiency amplification
A radio frequency amplification stage comprising: an amplifier for receiving an input signal to be amplified and a power supply voltage; and a power supply voltage stage for supplying said power supply voltage, comprising: means for providing a reference signal representing the envelope of the input signal; means for selecting one of a plurality of supply voltage levels in dependence on the reference signal; and means for generating an adjusted selected power supply voltage, comprising an ac amplifier for amplifying a difference between the reference signal and one of the selected supply voltage level or the adjusted selected supply voltage level, and a summer for summing the amplified difference with the selected supply voltage to thereby generate the adjusted supply voltage.
Multi-band Doherty amplifier device and method therefor
A Doherty amplifier device operable over multiple frequency bands includes a controller that, in some embodiments, is configured to output a carrier bias signal to a first amplifier and a peaking bias signal to a second amplifier as part of a first operating configuration associated with a first frequency band, and output the peaking bias signal to the second amplifier and the carrier bias signal to a third amplifier as part of a second operating configuration associated with a second frequency band. In some embodiments, the controller is configured to select an impedance inverter configuration associated with a respective frequency band. At least one impedance inverter configuration includes a compound impedance inverter including two or more impedance inverters coupled in series with at least one node between the two or more impedance inverters coupled to an output of a third amplifier.
System and method for TDD/TMA with hybrid bypass switch of receiving amplifier
Various embodiments disclosed herein relate to a circuit for connecting a transceiver input/output to an antenna, the circuit including one or more of the following: a transceiver port; an antenna port; a reception path disposed between the transceiver port and the antenna port; a first amplifier configured to amplify a signal on the reception path when the circuit is configured according to a normal operation mode; and a first hybrid coupler configured to establish a bypass path around the first amplifier when the circuit is configured according to a bypass operation mode.
Low drop out voltage regulator and method therefor
A circuit and method for regulating an output voltage are provided. The circuit includes a fully differential first stage amplifier, a second stage amplifier, and a power output driver transistor. The first stage amplifier receives a reference voltage and feedback voltage relative to an output voltage of the power output driver transistor. A differential output of the first stage amplifier is received at differential inputs of the second stage amplifier. The second stage amplifier provides a voltage at a control terminal of the power transistor. The output voltage of the power transistor is based on the voltage at the control terminal and a supply voltage coupled to the power output driver transistor.
RADIO FREQUENCY MODULE, POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE
Provided are a radio frequency module, a power supply control method, and a communication device. The radio frequency module includes at least two power modules, at least two transmission groups and a power supply control circuit. Each transmission group includes at least two power amplifier modules, each power amplifier module is switchably connected to any one of the at least two power modules, and individual power amplifier modules in a same transmission group are configured to perform power amplification on received radio frequency signals under power supply of a same power module. Working statuses of individual power amplifier modules are acquired by the power supply control circuit, and an abnormal transmission group where an abnormal power amplifier module is located may be determined therefrom, and each normal power amplifier module in the abnormal transmission group is controlled to switch to being connected with a target power module.
RADIO FREQUENCY MODULE, POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE
Provided are a radio frequency module, a power supply control method, and a communication device. The radio frequency module includes at least two power modules, at least two transmission groups and a power supply control circuit. Each transmission group includes at least two power amplifier modules, each power amplifier module is switchably connected to any one of the at least two power modules, and individual power amplifier modules in a same transmission group are configured to perform power amplification on received radio frequency signals under power supply of a same power module. Working statuses of individual power amplifier modules are acquired by the power supply control circuit, and an abnormal transmission group where an abnormal power amplifier module is located may be determined therefrom, and each normal power amplifier module in the abnormal transmission group is controlled to switch to being connected with a target power module.
AV amplifier
An AV amplifier contains an input unit to input digital data and an operation unit that receives a reproduction instruction. A switching unit switches whether to output the digital data input to a server interface unit or DSP in response to the reproduction instruction. The DSP processes the digital data output to obtain and output a two-channel signal, which the server interface unit transmits by the switching unit to a server and receives an audio signal from the server. An audio reproduction unit reproduces the server interface unit received audio signal and an audio signal output by the DSP. An output unit outputs the reproduced audio signal to each speaker and a control unit controls the switching unit and the server interface unit in response to the reproduction instruction from the user. The control unit controls the switching unit, when two-channel audio reproduction is instructed from the user.
AV amplifier
An AV amplifier contains an input unit to input digital data and an operation unit that receives a reproduction instruction. A switching unit switches whether to output the digital data input to a server interface unit or DSP in response to the reproduction instruction. The DSP processes the digital data output to obtain and output a two-channel signal, which the server interface unit transmits by the switching unit to a server and receives an audio signal from the server. An audio reproduction unit reproduces the server interface unit received audio signal and an audio signal output by the DSP. An output unit outputs the reproduced audio signal to each speaker and a control unit controls the switching unit and the server interface unit in response to the reproduction instruction from the user. The control unit controls the switching unit, when two-channel audio reproduction is instructed from the user.