Patent classifications
H03F2200/111
AMPLIFIER DEVICE FOR HIGH FREQUENCY SIGNALS
An amplifier device for high frequency signals, in particular a linear high frequency amplifier device, which comprises at least one input, an incoming line, a pre-distortion unit, in particular an adaptive pre-distortion unit, an amplifier unit, in particular a non-linear power amplifier unit, a transmission line, a feedback unit, and an output. The output is connected to the amplifier unit via the transmission line. In addition, the at least one input is connected to the pre-distortion unit such that two incoming branch lines are provided which are interconnected by a switching unit. A first incoming branch line of the incoming branch lines comprises a down-converter being arranged between the at least one input and the pre-distortion unit.
AMPLIFICATION CIRCUIT
An amplification circuit includes a first switching circuit that includes input terminals and first and second output terminals and that puts the second output terminal into an open state with respect to the input terminals while selectively putting the first output terminal into a state of being connected to any of the input terminals or selectively puts the second output terminal into a state of being connected to any of input terminals while putting the first output terminal into a state of being open with respect to the input terminals; a matching network that is connected to the first output terminal; an amplifier that is connected to an output side of the matching network; a second switching circuit that is connected to an output side of the amplifier; and a bypass path that electrically connects the second output terminal and an output terminal of the second switching circuit. The amplifier is a variable-gain amplifier.
POWER AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM WITH REACTANCE COMPENSATION
Power amplification system is disclosed. A power amplification system can include a Class-E push-pull amplifier including a transformer balun. The power amplification can further include a reactance compensation circuit coupled to the transformer balun. In some embodiments, the reactance compensation circuit is configured to reduce variation over frequency of a fundamental load impedance of the power amplification system.
Methods of detecting power of individual carrier of aggregated carrier
Aspects of this disclosure relate to detecting power associated with an individual carrier of a carrier aggregated signal. In an embodiment, an aggregated carrier including at least a first carrier and a second carrier is provided. An indication of power of the first carrier of the aggregated carrier is detected. Separately from detecting the indication of power of the first carrier, an indication of power of the second carrier of the aggregated carrier is detected. The power associated with a radio frequency (RF) signal provided to an RF source associated with the first carrier can be adjusted based on the indication of power of the first carrier.
Envelope tracking RF transmitter calibration
An envelope tracking RF transmitter calibration procedure calculates both a supply voltage to apply to a power amplifier for a modulated signal envelope to achieve ISO-gain, and a timing delay adjustment to time-align the applied supply voltage and the modulated signal to minimize distortion due to time delay error. An ISO-gain surface is calculated, as a function of the envelope of a modulated signal and the power amplifier supply voltage, for each of a plurality of desired gain values. As the envelope is swept through a predetermined range of values, demodulated outputs at predetermined points are sampled, and a set of non-linear functions relating the supply voltage to the envelope, which achieve the desired gain at the sampled points, are derived, using surface interpolation between the predetermined gain surface points. Data defining the functions are stored for use during transmitter operation. Distortion components in the transmitter output are detected, and are separated into even components representing time delay error distortion, and odd components representing transmitter saturation distortion. A timing delay value is calculated that minimizes the time delay error distortion.
MULTI-FREQUENCY TUNABLE LOW NOISE AMPLIFIER AND MULTI-FREQUENCY TUNING IMPLEMENTATION METHOD THEREFOR
A multi-frequency tunable low-noise amplifier and a multi-frequency tuning implementation method therefor. The amplifier comprises: a system controller (13) and a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) matching tuner (12) connected to the system controller (13). The system controller (13) is configured to respond to a first operation executed by a user via a user interface (15) when in a first mode, to acquire a first matching value produced on the basis of the first operation, and to output the first matching value to the MEMS matching tuner (12). The MEMS matching tuner (12) is configured to be controlled by the system controller (13) and to support the amplifier working on different frequency bands in tuning processing, thus allowing the matching value of the MEMS matching tuner (12) itself to match a current working frequency band.
Weakly coupled tunable RF transmitter architecture
RF communications circuitry, which includes a first tunable RF filter and an RF power amplifier (PA), is disclosed. The first tunable RF filter includes a pair of weakly coupled resonators, and receives and filters a first upstream RF signal to provide a first filtered RF signal. The RF PA is coupled to the first tunable RF filter, and receives and amplifies an RF input signal to provide an RF output signal.
Wideband highly linear amplifier
A wideband highly linear amplifier includes a plurality of pre-distortion units for respectively linearizing digital signals of a plurality of bands, a synthesis unit for synthesizing output signals of the pre-distortion units, a single amplifier for amplifying signals outputted from the synthesis unit, distribution units for respectively separating the signals for each of the plurality of bands from the output signals of the amplifier, a plurality of inverse compensation attenuators for respectively attenuating the separated signals for each of the plurality of bands, and a feedback path for respectively feeding the attenuated signals for each of the plurality of bands back into the pre-distortion unit of the corresponding band out of the plurality of the pre-distortion units.
HIGH POWER USER EQUIPMENT (HPUE) USING COHERENTLY COMBINED POWER AMPLIFIERS
A user equipment (UE) includes a transmit chain that includes multiple radio frequency transmitters, multiple power amplifiers and a front end (FE) through which signals are transmitted. To achieve a high power UE solution, aspects of the disclosure selectively combine two or more power amplifier outputs based on an expected power output of the UE. To synchronously combine the outputs, an output feedback signal from a feedback receiver is used to adjust a delay and a phase of one or more signals associated with the power amplifiers.
High frequency power amplifier, high frequency front-end circuit, and radio communication device
A high frequency power amplifier includes a first high frequency amplifier, a final high frequency amplifier, and a tunable filter. The tunable filter is connected between the first high frequency amplifier and the final high frequency amplifier. The first high frequency amplifier and the final high frequency amplifier are each a multimode/multiband power amplifier. The tunable filter is regulated such that its pass band includes the frequency band of a transmission signal and its attenuation band includes the frequency band of a reception signal in a communication band used in transmission and reception. The pass band and the attenuation band are switched by the tunable filter in accordance with the communication band used in transmission and reception.