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SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND RECEPTION DEVICE
20230090707 · 2023-03-23 · ·

A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a substrate including a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer that is separated from the first wiring layer in a stacking direction, and an equalization circuit formed on the substrate to amplify a signal level of a part of a frequency bandwidth included in a differential input signal including a first signal and a second signal, and output a differential output signal including a third signal and a fourth signal, in which the equalization circuit includes a first transistor, a first inductor element, a second transistor, and a second inductor element, each of the first inductor element and the second inductor element has a first inductor portion, a second inductor portion, and a third inductor portion, the first inductor portion and the second inductor portion include single-layer winding coils, a third end portion of the third inductor portion is electrically connected to a first end portion of the first inductor portion, and a fourth end portion of the third inductor portion is electrically connected to a second end portion of the second inductor portion.

SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND RECEPTION DEVICE
20230090707 · 2023-03-23 · ·

A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a substrate including a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer that is separated from the first wiring layer in a stacking direction, and an equalization circuit formed on the substrate to amplify a signal level of a part of a frequency bandwidth included in a differential input signal including a first signal and a second signal, and output a differential output signal including a third signal and a fourth signal, in which the equalization circuit includes a first transistor, a first inductor element, a second transistor, and a second inductor element, each of the first inductor element and the second inductor element has a first inductor portion, a second inductor portion, and a third inductor portion, the first inductor portion and the second inductor portion include single-layer winding coils, a third end portion of the third inductor portion is electrically connected to a first end portion of the first inductor portion, and a fourth end portion of the third inductor portion is electrically connected to a second end portion of the second inductor portion.

POWER AMPLIFIER MODULE
20220352859 · 2022-11-03 ·

An output switch includes; a plurality of input terminals and output terminals each of the plurality of input terminals is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of output terminals; a first low noise amplifier that amplifies a signal of a predetermined frequency band input through an antenna and outputs a first signal to a first input terminal among the plurality of input terminals, and a second low noise amplifier that amplifies a signal of a predetermined frequency band input through an antenna and outputs a second signal to a second input terminal different from the first input terminal among the plurality of input terminals. A filter that attenuates a signal of a frequency band higher than a frequency band of the second signal is electrically connected between the second input terminal and the second low noise amplifier.

DIGITAL PRE-DISTORTION METHOD FOR MULTI-BAND SIGNAL, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
20220345091 · 2022-10-27 ·

A digital pre-distortion method for a multiband signal, an electronic device and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. The digital pre-distortion method may include: determining a possible power amplifier distortion according to configuration of a signal issued by a cell; selecting a basis function of pre-distortion according to the possible power amplifier distortion; solving, according to a pre-collected reference multiband signal and a corresponding feedback signal, the selected basis function to obtain a pre-distortion parameter; and processing an input multiband signal according to the selected basis function and the pre-distortion parameter to generate a pre-distortion signal.

High-frequency signal processing apparatus and wireless communication apparatus

A high-frequency signal processing apparatus and a wireless communication apparatus can achieve a decrease in power consumption. For example, when an indicated power level to a high-frequency power amplifier is equal to or greater than a second reference value, envelope tracking is performed by causing a source voltage control circuit to control a high-speed DCDC converter using a detection result of an envelope detecting circuit and causing a bias control circuit to indicate a fixed bias value. The source voltage control circuit and the bias control circuit indicate a source voltage and a bias value decreasing in proportion to a decrease in the indicated power level when the indicated power level is in a range of the second reference value to the first reference value, and indicate a fixed source voltage and a fixed bias value when the indicated power level is less than the first reference value.

High-frequency signal processing apparatus and wireless communication apparatus

A high-frequency signal processing apparatus and a wireless communication apparatus can achieve a decrease in power consumption. For example, when an indicated power level to a high-frequency power amplifier is equal to or greater than a second reference value, envelope tracking is performed by causing a source voltage control circuit to control a high-speed DCDC converter using a detection result of an envelope detecting circuit and causing a bias control circuit to indicate a fixed bias value. The source voltage control circuit and the bias control circuit indicate a source voltage and a bias value decreasing in proportion to a decrease in the indicated power level when the indicated power level is in a range of the second reference value to the first reference value, and indicate a fixed source voltage and a fixed bias value when the indicated power level is less than the first reference value.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT FOR PROCESSING WIDEBAND RF SIGNAL
20220345093 · 2022-10-27 ·

Disclosed is an electronic device comprising: a wireless communication circuit for generating an RF signal, an amplifier circuit electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit and configured to amplify the RF signal, and an antenna connected to the amplifier circuit. The amplifier circuit may comprise: a first amplifier; a second amplifier; a first transmission path connected to an output terminal of the first amplifier and the antenna; a second transmission path connected to an output terminal of the second amplifier and the first transmission path; a first variable impedance circuit located on the first transmission path and configured to change an electrical length of the first transmission path based on the frequency of the RF signal; and a second variable impedance circuit located on the second transmission path and configured to change the electrical length based on a power mode.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT FOR PROCESSING WIDEBAND RF SIGNAL
20220345093 · 2022-10-27 ·

Disclosed is an electronic device comprising: a wireless communication circuit for generating an RF signal, an amplifier circuit electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit and configured to amplify the RF signal, and an antenna connected to the amplifier circuit. The amplifier circuit may comprise: a first amplifier; a second amplifier; a first transmission path connected to an output terminal of the first amplifier and the antenna; a second transmission path connected to an output terminal of the second amplifier and the first transmission path; a first variable impedance circuit located on the first transmission path and configured to change an electrical length of the first transmission path based on the frequency of the RF signal; and a second variable impedance circuit located on the second transmission path and configured to change the electrical length based on a power mode.

ARRANGEMENT FOR ALIGNING UPSTREAM PATH
20220345788 · 2022-10-27 ·

A network element of a cable television network includes at least a first and a second upstream amplifier stage, a first attenuator and a first equalizer between the first and the second amplifier stage, and a second attenuator after the second upstream amplifier stage in upstream signal path direction. A target value is determined for total attenuation of the components of the amplifier. The total attenuation is a sum of attenuations of the first attenuator, the first equalizer, and the second attenuator. The attenuation of the first equalizer is preset. The attenuation of the first attenuator is set to a maximum value such the sum of the attenuations of the first attenuator and the first equalizer is below a first threshold value. The attenuation of the second attenuator is set such that the total attenuation reaches the target value.

VOLTAGE CONTROL DEVICE
20220345088 · 2022-10-27 ·

The disclosure provides a voltage control device for controlling supply voltages of a power amplifier (PA). The voltage control device includes a first processing circuit to provide a first supply voltage to at least one driving stage amplifier of the PA, and a second processing circuit to provide a second supply voltage to an output stage amplifier of the PA. The first supply voltage is generated according to an average-power-tracking (APT) mechanism related to an average power level of a radio frequency (RF) signal transmitted by the PA.