H03F2203/21

DEVICES AND METHODS RELATED TO ADJUSTING POWER PROVIDED TO POWER AMPLIFIERS
20180054172 · 2018-02-22 ·

Devices and methods related to adjusting power provided to power amplifiers. In some embodiments, a power amplifier (PA) module may include a PA circuit configured to receive a radio-frequency (RF) signal, the PA circuit coupled to a power source. The PA module may also include a voltage module configured to generate a first voltage based on the RF signal. The PA module may further include a comparison module coupled to the voltage module and to the power source, the comparison module configured to adjust an output voltage of the power source based on the first voltage and a second voltage.

LOW-NOISE AMPLIFIER (LNA) INPUT IMPEDANCE IMPROVEMENT USING COUPLING BETWEEN OUTPUT INDUCTOR AND DEGENERATION INDUCTOR

A low-noise amplifier (LNA) includes a first transistor, a first source inductor coupled to a source of the first transistor, and a second transistor, wherein a source of the second transistor is coupled to a drain of the first transistor, a gate of the second transistor is coupled to a bias circuit, and a drain of the second transistor is coupled to an output of the LNA. The LNA also includes an output inductor coupled between a supply rail and the output of the LNA, wherein the output inductor is magnetically coupled with the first source inductor.