Patent classifications
H03F3/193
Low noise amplifier
A low noise amplifier includes an amplifier transistor having a source, a gate, and a drain. An input node is coupled to the gate. An output node is coupled to the drain. An inductor is coupled between the gate and the drain.
Low noise amplifier
A low noise amplifier includes an amplifier transistor having a source, a gate, and a drain. An input node is coupled to the gate. An output node is coupled to the drain. An inductor is coupled between the gate and the drain.
Compensation circuit for amplitude modulation-amplitude modulation of radio frequency power amplifier
An compensation circuit for an Amplitude Modulation-Amplitude Modulation (AM-AM) of a Radio Frequency (RF) power amplifier, including: a first biasing circuit, a power amplifier, and a compensation circuit located between the first biasing circuit and the power amplifier; herein, the compensation circuit includes a diode detection circuit and a feedforward amplifier for compensating AM-AM distortion.
VAPOR CHAMBER AMPLIFIER MODULE
In one embodiment, an electronic system includes a printed circuit board, one or more packaged semiconductor devices, and a vapor chamber having a top and a bottom and enclosing a sealed cavity that is partially filled with a coolant. The vapor chamber comprises a thermo-conductive and electro-conductive material. The top of the vapor chamber has one or more depressions formed therein, each depression receiving and thermo-conductively connected to at least part of a bottom of a corresponding packaged semiconductor device, which is mounted through a corresponding aperture in the PCB. A heat sink may be thermo-conductively attached to the bottom of the vapor chamber.
SWITCHING AMPLIFIER AND RADIO TRANSMITTER
A switching amplifier provided, at a minimum, with: a first input transistor into which one of two input signals that operate in a complementary manner is input; a first cascode transistor cascade-connected between the first input transistor and a power supply; a second input transistor into which the other of the two input signals is input; and a second cascode transistor cascade-connected between the second input transistor and the first input transistor; the switching amplifier extracting an output signal, a connection point between the first input transistor and the second cascode transistor being used as an output terminal; wherein a first potential limiting circuit and a second potential limiting circuit for limiting the potential fluctuation range are respectively connected to the input terminal of the first cascode transistor and the input terminal of the second cascode transistor.
SWITCHING AMPLIFIER AND RADIO TRANSMITTER
A switching amplifier provided, at a minimum, with: a first input transistor into which one of two input signals that operate in a complementary manner is input; a first cascode transistor cascade-connected between the first input transistor and a power supply; a second input transistor into which the other of the two input signals is input; and a second cascode transistor cascade-connected between the second input transistor and the first input transistor; the switching amplifier extracting an output signal, a connection point between the first input transistor and the second cascode transistor being used as an output terminal; wherein a first potential limiting circuit and a second potential limiting circuit for limiting the potential fluctuation range are respectively connected to the input terminal of the first cascode transistor and the input terminal of the second cascode transistor.
Amplifying circuit and amplifying device with start-up function
An amplifying circuit is provided. The amplifying circuit includes a bias circuit receiving an operating voltage from a power supply circuit and generating a first bias voltage, a resistance circuit connected between the bias circuit and a gate node and transferring the first bias voltage to the gate node, a start-up circuit generating a high-level start-up voltage and supplying the start-up voltage to the gate node before the operating voltage is supplied, based on a control signal, and an amplifier started-up by receiving the start-up voltage and then receiving the operating voltage and the first bias voltage to amplify a high frequency signal input through the gate node.
Amplifying circuit and amplifying device with start-up function
An amplifying circuit is provided. The amplifying circuit includes a bias circuit receiving an operating voltage from a power supply circuit and generating a first bias voltage, a resistance circuit connected between the bias circuit and a gate node and transferring the first bias voltage to the gate node, a start-up circuit generating a high-level start-up voltage and supplying the start-up voltage to the gate node before the operating voltage is supplied, based on a control signal, and an amplifier started-up by receiving the start-up voltage and then receiving the operating voltage and the first bias voltage to amplify a high frequency signal input through the gate node.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING NONLINEARITY OF POWER AMPLIFIER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
An apparatus and a method for improving nonlinearity of a power amplifier in a wireless communication system are provided. A transmission apparatus in a wireless communication system comprises: at least one processor; a transceiver; and an amplifier for amplifying a signal provided from the transceiver, wherein if a power of a signal inputted into the transceiver is smaller than a reference value, the transceiver attenuates the power of the signal based on a gain compensation value corresponding to the power of the signal.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING NONLINEARITY OF POWER AMPLIFIER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
An apparatus and a method for improving nonlinearity of a power amplifier in a wireless communication system are provided. A transmission apparatus in a wireless communication system comprises: at least one processor; a transceiver; and an amplifier for amplifying a signal provided from the transceiver, wherein if a power of a signal inputted into the transceiver is smaller than a reference value, the transceiver attenuates the power of the signal based on a gain compensation value corresponding to the power of the signal.